Applications Engineer - Data Centers

Key Responsibilities

• Provides expert-level technical guidance for product design and development utilizing customer requirements, industry standards, internal guidelines, and past experiences
• Collaborates closely with R&D, marketing, sales, or supply chain teams to ensure the final product meets customer needs and time table
• Provides technical subject matter expertise to stakeholders, making recommendations on product features, design, and implementation that are enforced both from a theoretical and practical perspective
• Carried out product testing and evaluation based on quality performance standards
• Acts as a mentor for developing and launching of new product iterations and supports to junior level applications engineers
• Executes the launch and introduction of new products, including training for sales teams, establishing communication protocols with customers, and monitoring performance metrics
• Provide technical support to customers and resolves any technical issues that may arise through any pre or post-sales activities
• Manage the roadmap for future product iterations, staying up to date on industry trends and customer needs
• Collaborate with other teams on more complex and technical engineering problems where heavier technical guidance is essential

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably electrical)
• 5+ years’ experience in electrical and mechanical control systems, including reading architectural, mechanical and electrical 1-lines
• 5+ years’ experience working in an applications engineering or technical solutions role with a specific focus on energy storage, PV and other multi asset microgrid systems at entities like electrical contractors, engineering firms, project developers
• 5+ years’ experience working with sales/business development and project management teams in a technical sales enablement role
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills
• Detail oriented with associated project management skills
• Maintain expert level of internal and external product knowledge on energy storage and broader Distributed Energy Systems
• Demonstrated skills around being an energy solutions architect
• Ability to work independently in an entrepreneurial culture
• Ability to take on open ended challenges and innovate by partnering internally and externally to create solutions
• Profound in Microsoft Office Tools, preferably in one or more distributed energy system techno economic modeling tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering; preferably with a power systems or power electronics focus
• Well versed in energy storage applications, use cases, regional and national incentive structures
• Solid understanding of and ability to read/create 1-line diagrams, sequence of operations etc.
• Project management experience
• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities