Solar Field Applications Engineer - Northeast Travel

IronRidge, Inc; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (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, Inc is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to cultivate business opportunities through technical product applications, demonstrations, joint calls with sales, direct customer visits and product training. You will expand IronRidge's network of influence by applying expertise and promoting the IronRidge value proposition.

The role emphasizes regional travel (~50%) across the Eastern U.S. with a preference for New England, and features base salary between $100,000 and $112,000 annually

Qualifications

• Three to five years related experience and/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.
• OSHA 10 Construction required
• 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

Travel 50%

Public speaking

Salesforce CRM

MS Excel

Solar layout/design

OSHA 10

Spanish language

Technical reading/writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce (CRM)

MS Excel

Solar design software

Job description

IronRidge, Inc is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to cultivate business opportunities through technical product applications, demonstrations, joint calls with sales, direct customer visits and product training. You will expand IronRidge's network of influence by applying expertise and promoting the IronRidge value proposition.

The role emphasizes regional travel (~50%) across the Eastern U.S. with a preference for New England, and features base salary between $100,000 and $112,000 annually