Field Applications Engineer

Location: Bay Area Remote, CA (US)

Experience Level: Experienced

Description

Are you ready to power the future?

At SolarEdge (NASDAQ: SEDG), we're a global leader in smart energy technology, with over 4,000 employees, offices in 34 countries, and millions of installations worldwide. 

Our innovative solutions include solar inverters, battery storage, backup systems, EV charging, and AI-based energy management. We're committed to making clean, green energy the primary power source for homes, businesses, and beyond. 

With the growing demand for electricity, the need for smart, clean energy sources is constantly rising. SolarEdge offers amazing opportunities to develop your skills in a multidisciplinary environment, covering everything from research and development to production and customer supply. Work with talented colleagues, tackle exciting challenges, and help create a sustainable future in an industry that's always evolving and innovating. Join us and be part of a company that values creativity, agility, and impactful work. 

The Field Application Engineer is responsible for providing pre-sales customer support and training for SolarEdge products. 

Location: West Coast, Southwest or Mountain , Remote

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technical team contact in the geographic area for rooftop and ground-mount applications.
• Deliver training and presentations during pre-sales activities for project design and installation.
• Solar Edge system design expert.
• Create and deliver product and technical training.
• Understand of PV and Energy Storage modeling tools, such as PVSyst, Helioscope, Energy Tool Base.
• Understand Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and Electrical Balance of System (eBOS) modeling.
• Single line diagram creation, inspection and sharing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build rapport and establish working relationships with customers, peers and managers.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics with a good understanding of high voltage and measurement equipment.
• Ability to communicate distinctly and effectively in English using proper grammar to effectively answer all customer inquiries promptly and accurately.
• Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork and build enduring relationships.
• Create and participate in thought leadership activities, such as webinars, blogs and white-papers.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• 3 - 5 years experience in Solar or Energy Storage for the C&I, Community or Small-Utility-Scale segments. 
• Excellent industry knowledge of competition, market trends in the renewable energy industry with focus on PV and energy storage.
• Excellent knowledge of NEC, PV and Energy Storage system regulatory codes for PV installations. 
• Desired experience: Practical experience with communication protocols and controls scheme for solar and energy storage, and the modeling of energy storage applications.
• Strong communication skills including listening and handling objections and complex technical inquiries in customer meetings.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong time and project management skills to proactively build trust and confidence as a remote employee
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build and develop relationships internally and externally.
• Spanish language a plus
• Ability to travel up to 30% nationwide

FAIR PAY & A JUST WORKPLACE

At SolarEdge, we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation. Base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at SolarEdge. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that SolarEdge has to offer!

SolarEdge proudly seeks to build a richly diverse workforce by hiring people with a diversity of thoughts, identities, perspectives, and experiences that help advance the difference we make for consumers, and by ensuring our people experience equity and inclusion in their work lives. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, and people with disabilities.

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