Senior Application Engineer - CA Projects

$135,000 - $203,000/Yr

Generac Power Systems - Corona, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Corona, CA

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Application Engineer at Generac is a key technical resource responsible for architecting microgrid designs for various customer sites in California. This role involves collaborating with go-to-market partners, conducting site assessments, detailing technical specifications, and ensuring the integration of Generac's energy storage products with third-party equipment. The engineer will also develop commercial tools for project execution and maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle, ensuring that customer needs are met with innovative energy solutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct customer site walks and detail technical specifications for microgrid designs.
• Draft and critique one-line diagrams and layout sequences of operations for each site.
• Provide technical support for integrating Generac products with third-party equipment.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers, specifying engineers, and distribution partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and own commercial tools related to storage sizing and distributed energy system modeling.
• Train and deploy commercial toolkits with the wider commercial team.
• Maintain an interconnection and permitting toolkit for easier project execution in California.
• Develop a solid understanding of distributed energy systems architecture and partner with internal and external entities to ensure seamless integration of solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably electrical.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical and mechanical control systems.
• 5+ years in applications engineering or technical solutions role focused on energy storage and microgrid systems.
• 5+ years executing energy storage, solar, and microgrid projects in California, with knowledge of utility interconnect and AHJ permitting requirements.
• 5+ years working with sales/business development and project management teams in a technical sales enablement role.
• Ability to travel up to 40% to visit customer sites.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in electrical engineering with a focus on power systems or power electronics.
• Excellent understanding of distributed energy systems architecture and energy storage applications.
• Experience developing and maintaining commercial tools related to energy storage and distributed energy systems.
• Project management experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Accrued paid time off
• 8 paid holidays
• Opportunity for overtime
• 401(k) retirement benefits