Field Applications Engineer

IronRidge•Hayward, CA

7d•Remote

About The Position

The Field Applications Engineer is primarily responsible for cultivating business opportunities through various activities such as technical product application support, product demonstrations, joint calls with sales personnel, direct customer visits, and product training. The FAE diligently expands IronRidge's network of influence and leverages their expertise to continually promote the IronRidge value proposition.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

NABCEP certification a plus
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 (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 documents application support questions and calls
Provides feedback to Engineering and Product Teams for product development
Perform any additional duties as assigned.