Business Development Engineer

The Business Development Engineer is a self-motivated team player supporting the company’s core energy business, including engineering, capital equipment, and technical services for thermal storage, nuclear and commercial power plants, and nuclear decommissioning and waste management across South America. The role requires strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to meet deadlines, and perform under pressure. Reporting to the Program Manager of Holtec do Brasil, this position involves regular travel to client offices and power plants within the assigned territory. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of both technical and commercial aspects of thermal storage and can effectively engage with executives at all levels.

Location; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (This position requires domestic and international travel)

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist the Business Development team by providing technical and commercial information to potential customers verbally and in written form.
• Interpret customer needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions.
• Develop relationships by communicating with current and potential customers.
• Manage the entire proposal development lifecycle:
• Navigate activities prior to Requests for Proposal or Quotations (RFP/RFQ) are released (i.e., engage technical disciplines, create templates, compile draft responses, etc.)
• Draft win-themes, proposal strategy approaches, and review Q&A results
• Generate proposal response calendars including milestone dates, review meetings, proposal development, and final proposal submission
• Perform RFP reviews, breakdowns, analyses, and create specific internal assignments
• Create writing outlines to ensure compliant and comprehensive proposal responses
• Manage internal proposal section development with subject matter experts
• Develop compliant, customized, comprehensive, and responsive technical proposals reflecting customer-specific themes
• Participate in strategy, status, and review meetings
• Write original text/tables and proof, edit, and re-write all sections and documents as needed to ensure accuracy, consistency of message, and RFP compliance
• Prepare sales reports showing current sales volume and future sales projections.
• Assess competitors by analyzing and summarizing competitor information and trends; identify sales opportunities.
• Update job knowledge by studying new product descriptions; participating in educational opportunities
• Work with the project team to ensure that all requirements are met in the design, manufacturing and installation stages.
• Support review of contracts with Holtec’s legal team and add value with regards to risk identification and mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or related Engineering or Scientific discipline. Master's Degree or PhD in a field related to his activities is desired.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the energy industry.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Project Engineer or Business Development Engineer.
• Strong understanding, thermal energy storage, power cycles, etc.
• Fluent in English language.

A Generation Ahead by Design™

Investing in people who power the future.

If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges and make a lasting impact, we invite you to build your career at Holtec—a generation ahead by design™.