Solar Field Applications Engineer — Northeast Travel

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

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Long term incentive plan

401(k) match

Development opportunities

Educational assistance

12 observed company holidays

Paid parental leave

Collaborative, inclusive culture

Job summary

IronRidge, an Enstall company, seeks a Field Applications Engineer to cover the Eastern United States with a focus on the Northeast. Expect ~50% travel, 5–10 overnights monthly, and direct engagement with customers for technical support, product demonstrations, and training.

The role requires 3–5 years of related experience or a 4-year degree, proficiency in Salesforce and Excel, and DC/AC solar layout and mounting expertise. OSHA 10 and NABCEP are a plus; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Three to five years related experience and/or training or a 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
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of working time, with 5-10 overnight trips per month.
• 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.
• NABCEP certification a plus
• Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

• Plan territory technical sales visits, events, trainings
• Generate training reports to ensure all customer and sales engagements are being accounted for and captured
• Coordinate and provide on-the-job (OJT) 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 document application support questions and calls
• Provides feedback to Engineering and Product Teams for product development
• Perform any additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Salesforce CRM

MS Excel

Public speaking

PV design

Technical reading

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OSHA 10

Job description

IronRidge, an Enstall company, seeks a Field Applications Engineer to cover the Eastern United States with a focus on the Northeast. Expect ~50% travel, 5–10 overnights monthly, and direct engagement with customers for technical support, product demonstrations, and training.

The role requires 3–5 years of related experience or a 4-year degree, proficiency in Salesforce and Excel, and DC/AC solar layout and mounting expertise. OSHA 10 and NABCEP are a plus; Spanish is a plus.