Solutions Engineer

ChargePoint; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office parties

EV charging at work

Bring-your-dog-to-work

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Snacks and beverages

Outdoor activities

Job summary

ChargePoint is seeking a senior technical sales consultant to lead pre-sale engagements across EV charging infrastructure. You will evaluate customer needs, advise on best-fit ChargePoint solutions, and work with product teams to align roadmap with market demand.

The role requires strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills, plus deep understanding of EVSE, energy management, and fleet operations. Travel and client-facing duties apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of combined experience in technical sales or technical consulting.
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills; strong customer-facing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all technical aspects of pre-sale customer engagement, driving technology evaluations and acting as advisor for ChargePoint solutions.
• Develop recommendations to assist customers with deployment of EV charging infrastructure and related systems.
• Develop and deliver RFP/Tender responses and provide training on ChargePoint products.
• Present to partners and customers to educate on ChargePoint benefits and align product development with market needs.

Skills

Presentation skills

Customer facing

Relationship building

Technical consulting

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering/CS/Math

Tools

APIs

Job description

• Reports To: Director, Solutions Engineering
• In this role, you will be responsible for all technical aspects of pre-sale customer engagement including actively driving and managing technology evaluations, working as a key advisor and advocate for our products and solutions, engaging with customers virtually or in person, performing engineering site or architecture assessments, and developing recommendations to assist customers with deployment of electric vehicle charging solutions infrastructure
• You will also be responsible for developing RFP/Tender responses and providing training on our products. Key focus areas also encompasses electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), infrastructure, and the operational needs of light, medium and heavy duty fleets, including vehicle, energy management and battery storage solutions that consider the charging capabilities, dwell time, routing and scheduling of the vehicles, and integrations with 3rd party platforms
• Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of electric vehicle and fleet directions and trends, and how to effectively integrate electric vehicles and charging infrastructure into fleet operations
• Develop and deliver presentations to partners and customers in support of the sales process, educating potential customers on the benefits of ChargePoint solutions
• Act as a technical consultant, learning and understanding customer needs and developing the right solutions; working with product management to help align product development with customer and market needs
• Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of market and industry trends, and how to effectively integrate electric vehicles and charging infrastructure into client business operations
• Responsible for identifying technical issues that may affect customer satisfaction and proactively work to resolve such issues
• Provide both general “best practice” and customer-specific engineering recommendations for ChargePoint software feature usage, API implementations and integrations with external systems
• Maintain knowledge of local electrical installation codes and relevant standards, specifically related to Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and energy management solutions
• Respond to functional and technical elements of RFPs/Tenders; assist in the development and execution of SoWs (statements of work) and other proposals
• Responsible for identifying technical issues that may affect customer satisfaction and proactively work to solve such issues

Benefits

• Office Parties
• EV charging at work
• Bring-your-dog-to-work
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Snacks and beverages
• Outdoor activities - the Los Gatos Creek Trail is just steps from our campus; bring your bike or your running shoes, plus you can shower up after your workout

The applicant must be a critical thinker, self-motivated and able to effectively manage their timeFleet vehicle operations, High Power solutions, Battery Energy Storage or large facility experience desiredExperience should include some: electrical engineering, telecommunications, information technology, software development, technical writingExcellent presentation, oral and written communication skillsStrong customer facing and relationship building skillExcellent written and oral language skillsBachelor or Masters degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or equivalentMinimum 8 years of combined experience in technical sales or technical consulting