Field Application Engineer - Microgrid & DER (Remote)

PowerSecure Brand; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerSecure Brand is seeking a Field Application Engineer to drive adoption of its distributed energy solutions in design and specification stages for data centers, healthcare, and federal markets. You will act as a technical advisor to architects, engineers, and EPCs, translating DER capabilities into client value and embedding our solutions in Basis of Design.

This role requires deep DER knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or systems engineering required.
• PE license preferred.
• 10 years’ experience engaging with AEC firms or similar experience.
• Direct experience producing or reviewing engineering designs.
• Understanding Basis of Design documents, drawings and specs.
• Understanding schematic designs, EOR responsibilities and risk mitigation.
• Experience in consulting engineering, EPC/design-build or OEM for DER products/services.
• Ability to discuss system architecture, performance tradeoffs, failure modes and compliance paths.
• Proven experience supporting sales with technical justification for sole source and pre-bid clarifications.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, customer focus, independence, adaptability, and travel.
• Deep knowledge of distributed energy resource solutions and their value to utilities.
• Ability to translate PowerSecure’s solution value to customers.
• Strong orientation toward client needs and relationship-building.
• Ability to explain complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with sales, internal engineering, and customers to achieve goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills: empathy, patience, conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• AEC Engagement & Specification Influence: Develop target list of strategic AEC firms and design-build contractors with sales leadership.
• Drive early engagement to position PowerSecure solutions as basis of design in priority market segments (data centers, healthcare, retailers, e-logistics, federal government).
• Proactively establish or change basis of design to specify PowerSecure products, solutions, and services.
• Develop and maintain relationships with design engineers, specifiers, principals, and technical decision-makers.
• Position PowerSecure products as preferred or sole-source when viable.
• Technical Advisory & Design Support: Provide technical consultation during concept, schematic, and detailed design phases.
• Assist firms with system sizing, performance modeling, and trade-off analysis; code compliance interpretations.
• Review drawings, specs, submittals for alignment with offerings.
• Basis of Design & Standards Development: Incorporate PowerSecure products into master specs; replace competitors.
• Track standards and manage long-term conversion strategies.
• Internal Coordination: Collaborate with sales, product management, and applications engineering.
• Support sales with technical justifications for sole-source or preferred specs and pre-bid clarifications.
• Provide market feedback to inform product roadmap and messaging.

Skills

AEC engagement

Technical communication

Solution design

Travel willingness

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk analysis

Client relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or systems engineering

PE license preferred

Tools

N/A

Job description

PowerSecure Brand is seeking a Field Application Engineer to drive adoption of its distributed energy solutions in design and specification stages for data centers, healthcare, and federal markets. You will act as a technical advisor to architects, engineers, and EPCs, translating DER capabilities into client value and embedding our solutions in Basis of Design.

This role requires deep DER knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to travel.