Solutions Engineer

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

This is a very dynamic and fast-track position. The position will be the key member of the product management team, which oversees the company's PV and Storage products and product strategies in Southern Africa regions. This position will also be the technical point of the contact person for commercial, industrial and utility-scale inverter/system products, and providing product/system trade-off study to support company's multi-generation product roadmap.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing Residential and C&I system solutions of Southern Africa PV & Energy Storage business
• Track market demands from distributors, set up a channel between R&D and customers
• Collect changing market conditions on a regular basis, establish strategic measures to compete in the market and push R&D department to adjust technical programs
• Support/Lead pre-marketing promotion of the new technical solutions
• Support sales team with PV & BESS system technical solutions and become a trusted technical advisor to the customer's engineering staff
• Attend industry trade shows and marketing events to support the improvement and expansion of the company's brand recognition
• Support internal technical document control and management
• Liaison and communicate with product team, providing customer feedback and any applications to meet local regulatory requirements
• Interpret IEC, UL and other local regulatory requirements and provide input to the company's product line.
• Assist field service personnel in system level trouble shooting and provide engineering guidance as necessary.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 Years overall experiences in Engineering discipline role
• Minimum 3 Years PV industry experiences are required , and prior working experiences in PV and/or Energy Storage system-related projects, issues and/or technologies are preferred.
• Minimum 3 Years PV industry experiences are required, and prior working experiences in PV and/or Energy Storage system-related projects, issues and/or technologies are preferred
• Power Electronics/Power System/Control System design/validation experience are desired
• EPC project engineering, product conceptual design and system-level trade-off experiences are welcomed
• Proven track record in touch technical problem-solving skills and an ability to lead/guide engineering initiatives
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written across functions and all level internally and externally
• Self-starter, strong initiative and strong organization skills

Education/Desired License and Certificates:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from accredited university/college
• Solar industry experience is preferred
• PV Energy Storage system-related experience is desired

Competencies:

• Technical problem solving/analytical skills
• Self-starter, strong initiatives and an excellent communicator
• System and product level mindset
• Organization, detailed-oriented nature and strong initiative
• Strong technical support focus and a service oriented individual both with Sales team and customers

Business Travel:

• 30%-50%