Sr. Sales Engineer, Pre Construction Engineering, Tesla Energy
Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness Development$118k–$228k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Have a deep understanding of Tesla Energy’s product offerings, their technical details, and their interdependencies: Hardware (e.g., Megablock, Megapack, Powerpack), Software (e.g., Powerhub, Autobidder, Opticaster) and Service (e.g., Commissioning, Maintenance, Augmentation)
- Perform full market entry scope independently with minimal supervision, including market assessments, policy reviews, and interconnection evaluations
- Perform full top-of-funnel engineering scope independently, including product pitches, project intakes, initial configurations and technoeconomic analyses
- Perform full middle-of-funnel engineering scope independently, including proposal generation, RFP responses, single-line-diagram reviews, sequence-of-operations reviews, division-of-responsibility reviews, final configurations, system modelling, and shortlist dialogues
- Perform full bottom-of-funnel engineering scope with minimal supervision, including Technical negotiations, technical contracting and project hand-offs
- Collaborate with customers and their stakeholders (e.g., utilities, regulators, AHJs, financers, insurers)
- Work with Tesla teams, including product management, business development, account management, project management, project engineering, application engineering, asset management, product engineering, business operations, and legal counsel
- Mentor junior members of the Sales Engineering team
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering in areas of Electrical Engineering (preferred), Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management with Energy specialization, Management Science and Engineering with Energy specialization, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of work experience in the energy industry
- Knowledge of battery systems, power conversion, and grid systems
- Familiarity with financial analyses, electricity markets, and energy policy
- Experience in customer interfacing, technical negotiations, and technical contracting
- Ability to execute many projects and tasks in parallel
- Capability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders in English (professional fluency); additional languages like Spanish or Portuguese are a plus
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Expected Compensation
$117,680 - $228,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits