AI Energy Efficiency Pre-sales Engineer | Semiconductor & Data Center

forestown; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

forestown in Malaysia is seeking a senior pre-sales engineer to own the full technical pre-sales workflow for AI energy-saving and digital solutions. You will lead site surveys, energy analyses, cost estimation, and solution planning while preparing BOQ pricing and technical deviation responses.

You will support sales with product demos, POC, and technical seminars, addressing needs across power distribution, cooling, energy storage, and energy management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in STEM (Building Environment & Energy Engineering, HVAC, Electrical Automation, Power Engineering or related).
• 5+ years of relevant experience; 3+ years for Master's; industrial plant HVAC/FMCS project experience preferred.
• Familiar with FMCS, EMS and BA/BMS architectures; know Modbus, BACnet, OPC-UA; AI energy-saving and digital twin experience a plus.
• Fluent business English & Chinese, able to lead bilingual technical meetings and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Own the full pre-sales technical workflow including site surveys, requirement discovery, energy analysis, and cost estimation.
• Support sales with product demos, POC, and technical seminars; address customer needs in power distribution, cooling, energy storage, and energy management.
• Build technical capability for overseas distributors and SI partners; organize training and materials; participate in overseas exhibitions and forums.
• Collaborate with delivery, HQ product/R&D teams to ensure deliverability and provide technical support across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Pre-sales

Technical leadership

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Modbus

BACnet

OPC-UA

AutoCAD

Revit

SolidWorks

Job description

1. Technical proposals & bidding: Own the full pre-sales technical workflow (site survey, requirement discovery, load/energy analysis, energy audit, solution planning, cost estimation, BOQ pricing); lead technical bid documents incl. technical deviation tables and parameter response sheets; run solution reviews, technical clarification and Q&A.

2. Customer technical support: Support sales via product demos, POC and technical seminars to promote AI energy-saving and digital solutions; address customer needs in power distribution, cooling, energy storage and energy management; join key negotiations and finalize technical clauses.

3. Channel enablement: Build the technical capability of overseas distributors and system integrators (SI) to present solutions independently; organize training and produce materials; join overseas exhibitions and technical forums.

4. Cross-functional collaboration: Work with delivery and HQ product/R&D teams to ensure deliverability; feed back customer needs and competitor intelligence; provide technical support across the project lifecycle.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's+, STEM in Building Environment & Energy Engineering, HVAC, Electrical Automation, Power Engineering or Engineering Thermophysics; 5+ years relevant experience (3 years for Master's); industrial plant HVAC/FMCS project experience preferred.

2. Familiar with FMCS, EMS and building BA/BMS architecture and integration; know Modbus, BACnet, OPC-UA protocols; AI energy-saving algorithm, digital twin and smart O&M experience a plus.

3. Fluent business English & Chinese (spoken & written), able to lead English& Chinese technical meetings and write English & Chinese proposals.

4. Proactive, clear communicator, resilient and adaptive, learning-driven.

Plus: energy storage joint-bidding experience; PMP/constructor certificate; joint technical work with Jinko/Sieyuan/Sungrow/Huawei; AutoCAD/Revit/SolidWorks.