Sr. Solutions Engineer

Platform Science, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

AD&D and life insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays

Six weeks of paid parental leave

Job summary

Platform Science, Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer to partner with Sales, build trusted relationships, and deliver software solutions for enterprise accounts.

You will lead demonstrations, answer technical questions, manage pilots, and support implementations to close complex deals. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in solutions or sales engineering, deep technical background, and proven ability to travel 50%+.

Qualifications

• 8+ years related experience.
• Proven work experience as a Solutions or Sales Engineer.
• Ability to forge strong relationships with senior executives.
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation and creativity skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales executives to sell solutions into prospect accounts.
• Understand all aspects of Platform Science's product and business.
• Create and deliver presentations and demos communicating value proposition.
• Address technical product questions from prospects and clients.
• Lead and manage prospect pilots.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Sales and Support to ensure excellent customer experience.
• Gather current and potential customer specifications to tailor configurations.
• Match customer business needs to proposed solutions.
• Communicate client needs to R&D for future enhancements.
• Manage all technical aspects of RFP/RFI responses.
• Collect and document competitive intelligence.

Skills

Solution selling

Product knowledge

Presentation skills

Pilot management

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements gathering

Needs matching

RFP/RFI management

Competitive intelligence

Job description

Who We Are

At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves.

Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others. We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

The Senior Solutions Engineer is responsible for partnering directly with sales to build excellent relationships and provide software solutions. This role will lead software demonstrations, address technical product questions,manage prospect pilots, and support implementations. It is required that this role can understand and close enterprise transactions. The Senior Solutions Engineer needs to understand all aspects of our product and business.

• Work with Sales executives with solution selling into prospect account base
• Understand all aspects of our product and business
• Create and deliver powerful presentations and demos that clearly communicate the uniqueness of the value proposition
• Address technical product questions from prospects clients
• Lead and manage prospect pilots
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Sales and Support to provide excellent customer experience
• Gather current and potential customer specifications to ensure proper system configurations for their requirements
• Successfully match customer customer business needs to proposed solutions
• Effectively communicate client needs to the R&D teams for future product enhancements
• Manage all technical aspects of RFP / RFI responses
• Collect and document competitive intelligence

Education and Experience:

• 8+ years related experience
• Proven work experience as a Solutions or Sales Engineer
• Ability to forge strong, long-lasting relationships with senior executives
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands‑on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation and creativity skills
• Strong experience with ROI calculators and other value creation tools
• Ability to creatively explain and present complex concepts in an easy to understand manner
• Ability to travel 50%+
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Experience with enterprise class commercial vehicle fleets or enterprise customers
• Experience with Class 8 fleets
• Familiarity with the HOS and ELD rule sets.

Physical Requirements:

• This role requires minimal to light physical effort when performing duties such as sitting stationary, standing, and bending. This role requires an employee to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

Platform Science Benefits Highlights

The company offers various benefits to regular, full-time employees including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• AD&D and life insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
• Six weeks of paid parental leave

For more information please see the Benefits Highlights brochure for regular, full-time employees.

This is an exempt role. Our job titles for each posting may span across more than one job level. The estimated base salary for this role is between $126,000 and $160,000. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target range for new hire base salaries across all US locations. Compensation packages are based on many factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, work experience, relevant trainings and certifications, business needs, market demands and specific geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

At this time we only consider candidates in these states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. In the future we plan to add more states.

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As set forth in Platform Science’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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