Lead Field Project Engineer, Solar & VPP

sonnen; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

sonnen is seeking a Project Engineer Lead for Massachusetts to act as a technical expert and field-based liaison for our partners and contractors. This leadership role involves guiding project management, training, system design, installation support, and issue resolution on VPP sites under construction and in operation.

The Project Engineer Lead will travel up to 75% in the field, coordinate with internal teams, and help ensure high-quality, proactive service.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical product experience within solar, electronics, or technology industries.
• Prior experience in residential / commercial construction industries.
• Strong oral and written skills and interpersonal communication skills.
• Track record of managing people successfully.
• Must have direct, hands‑on experience working with power electronics and/ or electrical systems.
• Proven track record in team management and time bound, high quality production projects.
• "Problem Solver" mentality. Someone who loves to understand and resolve difficult problems.
• Highly organized with the ability to clearly organize thoughts, schedules, reports, and databases.
• Ability to understand complicated technical information and communicate such information to non‑experts.
• Enthusiasm, creativity, and a desire to create deep partner relationships.
• Intelligent, accountable, and self‑assured mentality with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Travel to visit partners and job sites within the assigned territory
• Support partners with technical training, installation and design support, and system troubleshooting
• Resolve technical cases using all available tools to solve problems and maintain high customer satisfaction
• Answer incoming phone calls and email from our partners, support the inside operational staff, guiding the team to resolve issues from a supervisory level
• Construction related project management duties on assigned projects
• Develop and maintain key documentation as it relates to projects and ongoing activities
• Maintain relationships with the R&D team to ensure growing product expertise
• Utilize Salesforce and other designated tools to document relevant call activity to ensure proper data capture, issue tracking, and customer-specific activities
• Manage team members as assigned
• Ability to manage both direct tasks and outcomes as well as those of direct reports and subordinates
• Provide staffing and resource oversight at direction of supervisor
• Other duties as necessary to ensure high quality, proactive, customer focused service

Skills

Power electronics

Field troubleshooting

Team leadership

Construction industry

Communication

Problem solving

Organized

Explain to non experts

Travel readiness

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical field

Job description

sonnen is seeking a Project Engineer Lead for Massachusetts to act as a technical expert and field-based liaison for our partners and contractors. This leadership role involves guiding project management, training, system design, installation support, and issue resolution on VPP sites under construction and in operation.

The Project Engineer Lead will travel up to 75% in the field, coordinate with internal teams, and help ensure high-quality, proactive service.