Sales Engineer / Proposal Engineer, Energy Storage
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What to Expect
The Tesla Energy team is committed, and fast-moving. We are a group of engineers that sit at the center of business development, Tesla technology, and the deployment of stationary storage projects on the grid. As a member of our team, you will help to shape the success of our projects in various applications worldwide. You must have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. What You’ll Do What You’ll Bring
*Please submit your CV in English*
The Tesla Energy team is committed, and fast-moving. We are a group of engineers that sit at the center of business development, Tesla technology, and the deployment of stationary storage projects on the grid. As a member of our team, you will help to shape the success of our projects in various applications worldwide. You must have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Be a key technical member of the commercial team that focuses on evaluating and defining new Tesla Energy Storage Product sales opportunities and working to deploy products against them.
The Sales Engineer will:
- Support prospective customers to identify best commercial and technical fit of Tesla’s battery systems by creating and defining the business case
- Collaborate closely with Jr. Solutions/Sales Engineer to complete the financial and preliminary site design for customers
- Work with the customer and sales team to negotiate technical contracts
- Understand regional energy markets and utilities, define, and disseminate functional requirements with internal business and engineering colleagues
- Cooperate with the sales team to evaluate new market segments and perform analysis of storage potential.
- Participate in on-going proceedings related to tariffs and market mechanisms to inform / update modelling processes.
- Evaluate integration context for battery systems and work with internal team members to make integration recommendations
- Maintain responsible control over preliminary design activities pertaining to the opportunity/ project, including engineering, quality control, and code compliance
This is multi-faceted role where strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals – mechanical, electrical, and thermal – is expected. Besides a rock-solid work ethic and a strong team-oriented personality, members of our team display creativity, passion, and a desire to break new ground in a constantly shifting technology landscape.
- 3+ year relevant technical work experience in consulting, sales engineering or similar fields within the energy industry. Experience within the renewable energy sector is a plus
- Knowledge of battery systems, power conversion and grid systems
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve to well-judged decisions
- Capability to communicate effectively and collaborate with internal- and external stakeholders
- Able to review contracts and technical scopes of work
- Customer-focused and capable of breaking down complex engineering ideas for customers
- Affinity with the renewable energy sector and a passion to learn
- Fluency in English
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.