Sales Application Engineer - RES (EE26124)

General Role Description

Prepare timely and accurate commercial proposals and technical specifications to support sales function for solar power photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system projects. Create a network of commercial and technical evaluator relationships with clients and vendors to define integrated solutions and build a pipeline of potential business within the photovoltaic inverter market.

Requirements

• Role Accountabilities
• · Prepare and deliver presentations at technical conferences and meetings with clients, at client sites as necessary or assigned
• · Track competitive environment to identify new products and technology and provide comparative analyses to the commercial and R&D teams
• · Track competitor’s offerings, assess client situations, and propose competitive options applicable to the clients’ individual needs
• · Monitor industry trends to recommend new product and service features
• · Identify, recommend, and as requested, develop new solutions, products, and applications to drive business growth
• · Review brochures for technical accuracy
• · Provide product and system feedback and service opportunities for improvement to appropriate management
• · Identify enhanced product or service feature needs by soliciting feedback from clients
• · Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most economical solution for the application
• · Develop pricing strategies to maximize project margins
• · Prepare detailed cost elements for the technical specification
• · Design competitive and viable technical approaches to resolve client issues
• · Define solutions that include hardware and software requirements for a project, in collaboration with clients and original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s)
• · Effectively communicate these requirements to the clients and internal engineering team
• · Provide technical guidance in the preparation, review, and final commercial proposal generation to client
• · Lead technical and commercial proposal development for small projects with limited supervision
• · Prepare commercial proposals and technical specifications to meet clients’ Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements
• General Employee Accountabilities
• · Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• · Give manager best advice
• · Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• · Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• · Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• · Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• · Recommend viable improvements proactively
• · Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications

• · Bachelor of Science in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent education and/or work experience
• · 2 years’ systems or application engineering experience in the PV industry or related industry power systems experience
• · Demonstrated success as contributing member in project team
• · Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• · Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• · Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• · Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook
• Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website
• https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.
• EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer