Solar Field Applications Engineer

IronRidge, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus or commission

PTO

401(k) match

Development opportunities

Educational assistance

12 company holidays

Paid parental leave

Inclusive culture

Job summary

IronRidge, Inc in the Northeast with a preference for Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to cultivate business opportunities through technical product support, demonstrations, joint calls with sales, and on-site training. The role involves PV layout design, customer training, and providing feedback to Engineering.

Requires 3–5 years' experience or a bachelor’s degree, familiarity with Salesforce and Excel, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Three to five years related experience and/or training or Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret: Professional journals, technical installation and engineering procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to lift and carry solar modules up to 50 lbs
• Must be comfortable working at heights, including rooftop operations.
• Familiarity with Salesforce (CRM systems), and MS Excel and able to learn and adapt to a variety of software tools.
• Competency in solar layout, design, mounting, waterproofing, and racking for residential and light commercial installations.
• Ability to speak in public to small and large groups.
• OSHA 10 Construction required
• Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

• Plan territory technical sales visits, events, and trainings.
• Generate training reports to ensure all customer and sales engagements are being accounted for and captured.
• Coordinate and provide on-the-job training for new opportunities on the ground and rooftop.
• Provide customer feedback on improvements to products and/or training content.
• Leverage professional network, coordinating training and with non-competing solar manufacturers in an effort to generate product demand.
• Organize and assist in the development of curriculum for new products/services, including reference library, multimedia visual aids, and other educational material
• Maintain records as needed and report on relevant changes in the weekly meeting to keep everyone appraised of changes in products, market trends, and code compliance.
• Regularly report on competitive landscape of region and other market intelligence
• Design PV layouts in IR and other PV design software to support Sales, Distributors, and End Users
• Accurately documents application support questions and calls
• Provides feedback to Engineering and Product Teams for product development
• Perform any additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Public speaking

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Read/interpret technical docs

Spanish a plus

OSHA 10 Construction

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce (CRM)

MS Excel

Job description

IronRidge, Inc in the Northeast with a preference for Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to cultivate business opportunities through technical product support, demonstrations, joint calls with sales, and on-site training. The role involves PV layout design, customer training, and providing feedback to Engineering.

Requires 3–5 years' experience or a bachelor’s degree, familiarity with Salesforce and Excel, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.