Senior Application Engineer - CA Projects

$135,000 - $203,000/Yr

Generac Power Systems - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, 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 seamless integration of Generac's energy storage products with third-party equipment. The engineer will also develop commercial tools for project quoting and proposal development, while maintaining strong relationships with customers and stakeholders throughout the sales and project execution cycle.

Responsibilities

• Conduct customer site walks and detail technical specifications for microgrid designs.
• Draft and critique one-line diagrams and layout sequences of operations for microgrid projects.
• Provide technical support for integrating Generac products with third-party equipment such as PV and switchgear.
• 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 to the wider commercial team to streamline the inquiry to order process.
• Maintain an interconnection and permitting toolkit to facilitate easier project interconnections in California.
• Develop a solid understanding of distributed energy systems architecture and ensure integration with Generac's products.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to execute a long-term distributed energy systems roadmap.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably electrical.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical and mechanical control systems, including reading architectural and electrical one-lines.
• 5+ years of experience in applications engineering or technical solutions with a focus on energy storage and microgrid systems.
• 5+ years of experience executing energy storage and solar projects in California, with knowledge of utility interconnect and AHJ permitting requirements.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical sales enablement role working with sales and project management teams.
• 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 for energy storage and distributed energy systems.
• Project management experience in energy storage and microgrid projects.

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