Application Engineer

Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.

Location: 7000 Siemens Drive, Wendell, NC 27591

Position Title: Application Engineer

Salary: $132,000 / year

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 40 Hours/ Week

Summary of Duties: Generate business for Siemens Photovoltaic inverters and inverter-stations portfolio that includes String inverter, Central inverters, and Inverter skids and associated services such as, Preventative maintenance, commissioning, etc. Prepare competitively priced customer proposals, based on the technology market dynamics, incorporating Siemens solutions that best fit customers’ needs. Participate in the design of stand-alone and semi-complex package solutions of inverters and inverter stations and general proposal package of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) inverters, AD/DC Storage applications both in String and Centralized topology. Work with product development to ensure compliance on the product against customer requirements. Provide inputs on market trend for product development. Work with our services organization in offering service solutions related to the products offered. Participate in tracking semi complex orders to ensure that equipment, cost and delivery objects are met by responding to customers quickly and efficiently. Participate in keeping records of semi-complex specification costs and price estimates. Participate in technical, commercial, contractual, and legal negotiations to ensure a significant proportion of bids convert to orders. Up to 25% domestic travel required. Hybrid work permitted.

Qualifications: The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered, or as a Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, or an acceptable alternate occupation. The position requires two (2) years of work experience in the Electrical Industry or Solar Industry. The position requires experience with the following skills: Experience reading single-line drawings, three-line drawings, basic General arrangement drawings and site layout drawings; Proficient with Microsoft Visio and the ability to generate electrical and layout drawings with MS Visio; Solar Power Plant experience starting from Generation (PV modules) to Point of Interconnection (POI); Experience working in a customer-facing role in the sales field; Product knowledge on BOP items in a Solar plant, such as AC/DC Combiners and MV Transformers; and Proficiency in PVSyst. Up to 25% domestic travel required. Hybrid work permitted.