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Job # EE26044 Job Title Sales Application Engineering Specialist - Repower Office Location Houston, TX Preferred Business Function/Department Energy & Infrastructure Solutions/Sales Application Engineering/Renewable Energy Systems Sales Territory, if applicable N/A General Role Description Prepare timely and accurate commercial proposals and technical specifications for solar power photovoltaic (PV) repower projects.  Create a network of commercial and technical evaluator relationships with clients and vendors to define integrated solutions and build a pipeline of potential business within the photovoltaic inverter market.  Role Accountabilities -   Research competitors’ existing and obsolete product offerings, assess client situations, and design and develop competitive options applicable to the clients’ individual needs -   Assess and evaluate technical solutions to meet requirements for client repower applications by gathering pertinent information from client sites and auditing existing installed equipment -   Develop electrical and mechanical design specifications for products and systems to upgrade existing utility-scale Photovoltaic (PV) systems to the Company’s solution -   Define and procure hardware solutions to meet requirements for a project, in collaboration with clients and original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) -   Prepare commercial proposals and technical specifications to meet clients’ Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements   -   Lead technical and commercial proposal development for projects with limited supervision -   Provide technical guidance in the preparation, review, and final commercial proposal generation to client -   Effectively communicate these requirements to the clients and internal engineering team -   Prepare detailed cost elements for the technical specification -   Develop pricing strategies to maximize project margins -   Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most economical solution for the application -   Identify enhanced product or service feature needs by soliciting feedback from clients -   Provide product and system feedback and service opportunities for improvement to appropriate management -   Review brochures for technical accuracy -   Identify, recommend, and as requested, develop new solutions, products, and applications to drive business growth -   Monitor industry trends to recommend new product and service features -   Track competitive environment to identify new products and technology and provide comparative analyses to the commercial and R&D teams -   Prepare and deliver presentations at technical conferences and meetings with clients, at client sites as necessary or assigned General Employee Accountabilities -   Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager -   Give manager best advice -   Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified -   Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager -   Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment -   Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws -   Recommend viable improvements proactively -   Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes Requirements Minimum Qualifications Bachelor of Science in electrical, mechanical, or mechatronics engineering or equivalent education and/or work experience 5 years’ systems or application engineering experience in the PV industry or related industry power systems experience Demonstrated experience