We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
This position will be with ALTEN USA's Sister company QR. For more information please visit https://www.quickrelease.co.uk/
Summary:
QR's reputation for product data management and consultancy has put us at the vanguard of transforming the automotive, aerospace, and robotics industries across the globe, as these industries seek to build better products and get to market faster. As a team, we are excited to be supporting the development of some truly planet-changing products in an increasingly diverse range of new technologies.
We have an opportunity to expand your career in project and people management. Quick Release provides hands-on experience with complex, positive-impact projects, together with fast-paced training, mentoring, and a caring company culture that promotes flexibility, fulfillment, and work-life balance.
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Business Manager to join our growing commercial team. This role is a great opportunity for someone with strong communication skills and a passion for building relationships, who is eager to develop a career in business development and account management.
Key Responsibilities- Prospecting & Outreach: Identify, research, and engage potential clients through calls, emails, LinkedIn, networking, and events.
- Lead Qualification: Qualify inbound and outbound leads, understanding client needs and determining fit for Quick Release services.
- Pipeline Development: Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline in CRM, ensuring accurate reporting and follow-ups.
- Account Management: Building close customer relationships and staying in close contact with customer managers to gain trust and develop business needs.
- Market Intelligence: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, competitor activity, and market changes to identify new opportunities.
- Brand Representation: Represent Quick Release professionally at events, trade shows, and client meetings.
- Performance Goals: Achieve and exceed activity-based KPIs (calls, meetings booked, qualified leads) and contribute to revenue growth targets.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- 2-5 years of sales or business development experience (PLM Saes experience preferred but not required)
- Strong technically minded individual
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly.
- Proactive, resilient, and target-driven mindset with a "hunter" mentality.
- Comfortable with outreach activities (phone, email, LinkedIn).
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Interest in the automotive, engineering, or technology sectors is a plus.
- Experience using CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) desirable.
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
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What We Do
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.
Why Work With Us
Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
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