# Sales Application Engineer - RES (EE26029)

**Company:** [TMEIC Corporation Americas](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/k6gjoSLitbksacr7YXcHpA.md)
**Location:** Houston, United States
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** EIS Commercial Sales Application Engineering (9097110)

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## Description

_**Job #**_ EE26029

_**Job Title**_ Sales Application Engineer – Renewable Energy Systems

_**Remote Office Location**_ Houston, TX preferred

_**Business Function/Department**_ Energy & Infrastructure Solutions/Commercial/Commercial Sales Application Engineering

_**Sales Territory, if applicable**_

_**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. 

_**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

## Requirements

_**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
-   Availability to travel domestically, approximately 30%, and internationally, occasionally, with limited notice

_**Preferred Qualifications**_

\-  5 or more years’ systems or application engineering experience in the PV industry or related power systems experience

\-  Demonstrated success in client facing, sales or marketing related assignments

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website:  [https://www.tmeic.com/](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.

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