FACTS Technical Sales Manager

Siemens Energy; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Supportive culture

Health benefits

Paid time off

401K with match

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a seasoned Business Development professional to drive market growth for STATCOM/eSTATCOM projects in the US. You will lead high‑profile commercial and technical pursuits, coordinate cross‑functional teams across the US, Germany, and global centers, and present at major industry events.

You will manage end-to-end proposals, negotiate contracts, and brief executive leadership on critical deals while traveling up to 30% domestically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE/MSEE) or equivalent.
• 5+ years of business development or project engineering experience in high-value, technical turnkey power solutions.
• Strong business acumen with strategic thinking and financial analysis.
• Excellent executive communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and some international travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive market expansion strategies to profitably penetrate new and existing industry segments.
• Formulate and execute tactical sales plans to exceed revenue and growth targets.
• Deliver high-impact technical and executive presentations to key customer decision-makers.
• Guide business development strategies across designated key accounts and target markets.
• Build and nurture executive sponsorships and long-term customer relationships.
• Represent Siemens Energy as a subject matter expert at industry trade shows and events.
• Manage end-to-end proposal creation, driving technical solutions and pricing strategy.
• Lead customer-facing proposal presentations and negotiate contracts with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure smooth handoffs to operations after contract award.

Skills

Market expansion

Executive presentations

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Strategic thinking

Education

BSEE/MSEE or equivalent

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a key driver of grid modernization, you will lead high-stakes commercial and technical pursuits for utility-scale STATCOM and ESTATCOM projects—the massive grid stabilization solutions shaping the energy transition. Your day balances high‑visibility strategy and client‑facing engagement: delivering dynamic technical presentations, staying at premier hotels during customer travel, and representing Siemens Energy at marquee industry conferences like IEEE and CIGRE. Behind the scenes, you’ll direct cross‑functional teams across the US, Germany, and global engineering centers to build winning proposals, negotiate complex commercial contracts, and brief executive leadership on critical deals.

How You'll Make An Impact

Business Development

• Drive market expansion strategies to profitably penetrate new and existing industry segments.
• Formulate and execute tactical sales plans to exceed assigned revenue and growth targets.
• Deliver high-impact technical and executive presentations to key customer decision-makers.
• Guide business development strategies across designated key accounts and target markets.
• Build and nurture executive sponsorships and long-term customer relationships.
• Represent Siemens Energy as a subject matter expert at industry trade shows and events.

Proposals

• Manage the end-to-end proposal creation process, driving technical solution architecture and commercial pricing strategy.
• Navigate and secure required internal executive risk and governance approvals for all active proposals.
• Lead customer-facing proposal presentations and technical defense meetings.
• Direct contract negotiations by aligning objectives across Siemens Energy management, Legal, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Execute seamless project handoffs to operational teams upon contract award.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE/MSEE) or similar
• 5+ years of proven business development or project engineering experience in high-value, highly technical turnkey power solutions and utility-scale energy projects, with a strong focus on power quality solutions.
• Demonstrated business acumen with a balance of strategic thinking, tactical execution, and financial analysis.
• Executive-level verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and on occasion internationally.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Current Siemens Energy employees on active visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfer.

What Would Be Extra

• Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Proven experience negotiating large-scale, complex commercial equipment contracts.
• Targeted sales or business development expertise in one or more of the following technologies:
  • STATCOM / eSTATCOM
  • Synchronous Condensers
  • Fixed Series Capacitors

About The Team

The FACTS Business Development Team is a multicultural team with diverse and deep knowledge of FACTS systems. The FACTS business is being driven by the constant changes in the grid, integration of renewable resources, retirement of generation, and large datacenters and the team has to cope with the demands that this sets on us.

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Check out this video to learn more about our Grid Technologies business https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/offerings/power-transmission.html

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits & parental leave

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