Are you excited by the challenge of turning complex customer needs into elegant, real-world technical solutions? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of sales, engineering, and innovation? We're looking for a Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer to help drive the success of our digital rail solutions globally.
What You'll Be Doing
* Partner with the sales team to understand customer requirements and develop tailored technical solutions, proposals, and compliance statements
* Prepare and deliver compelling technical presentations and live demonstrations of our solutions to prospective customers
* Design end-to-end customer solutions aligned with industry standards and best practices, including full software and hardware Bills of Material (BOM)
* Support bid and proposal preparation, producing technical documentation such as system architectures, specifications, compliance matrices, and implementation plans
* Act as a trusted pre-sales technical advisor, answering customer questions on system performance, integration, and functionality, and collaborating closely with Product Management and R&D teams
* Build, maintain, and reuse a technical Q&A knowledge base to continuously improve customer response quality
* Stay up to date with digital rail trends, emerging technologies, and competitor offerings, contributing insights to sales strategy and the product roadmap
* Work closely with product management, project delivery, and customer support teams to ensure a smooth transition from pre-sales to post-sales
* Deliver technical training sessions for internal teams and customers to strengthen understanding of our solution portfolio
Qualifications & Skills
* Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
* Proven experience in a technical pre-sales role within the rail sector
* Strong understanding of digital rail technologies, including signalling systems, Train Control & Management Systems (TCMS), hardware/software platforms, and data analytics
* Excellent technical communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences
* Demonstrated proficiency in technical documentation and proposal writing
* Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
* Willingness to travel globally to support customers and attend industry events
* Languages: Fluent English (written and spoken) required; French and/or German are a strong advantage
Contract : Freelance
Experience required : 5 years minimum
Start date : ASAP
Duration: 12 months contract +extention
Location: Brussels
Rate: Depending on experience