Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job Purpose

We seek an Applications Engineer with a passion for renewable energy to join our growing team. This role supports our product lines, sales, service operations, and customers. This individual will work closely with the sales and product teams to provide technical support on CPS products and solutions, as well as help advance the CPS product line. The ideal candidate should have detailed knowledge and experience with solar PV and energy storage technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding and knowledge of CPS America products and solutions for the North American commercial/utility solar PV and energy storage markets
• Support sales team and customers with product and application knowledge including pre-sales engineering support and technical training
• Remain a product expert in the industry and within the company
• Gain and share industry insights including applicable engineering requirements, standards, regulations, and market trends
• Develop/deliver technical presentations for customers and sales team as needed
• Support the definition of future products and interact with R&D team to stay abreast of the company’s technology and direction
• Work with product team to identify product and engineering requirements based on market, customer, and other feedback
• Identify and evaluate new applications for CPS products and opportunities to grow business
• Attend regional and major industry tradeshows/conferences as well as key customer meetings and training events

Skills/Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical engineering degree required
• Knowledge of the commercial and utility-scale solar PV and/or energy storage solutions 
• Familiar with Utility-Scale market segment of photovoltaics desired
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and technical
• Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects and/or programs concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional, international teams
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively
• Ability to create and deliver effective presentations to technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to translate conceptual goals into actionable tasks

Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job Purpose

As a Business Development Engineer, you will assist the sales team and customers directly with your expertise in solar inverter applications in the US market. You will also gather and internally communicate market requirements, regulatory changes, and customer preferences to inform product management teams in line with the global product strategy. Reporting to the Director of Engineering and Products for the US, you will work with customers on commercial, and utility scale projects to help drive sales and increase market share.

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide technical product and integration support to sales and customers for product introduction, detailed evaluation and qualification, and project delivery
• Evaluate and share customer voice, regulatory changes, market conditions and competitor analysis to product management team
• Develop new business opportunities and maintain existing clients
• Identify opportunities to grow business and market share
• Identify industry trends and product requirements
• Work with independent engineers and industry experts on new applications for products
• Support and manage customer design and interconnection processes with CPS products, directly and with third party engineering firms and other professional organizations as needed
• Support sales and product integration efficiency by delivering appropriate product knowledge information, providing training (customers and sales), and encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing
• Attend and present at customer meetings, tradeshows, and conferences in person and on-line, as needed
• Write technical briefs, white papers, and application notes as requested

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical engineering degree preferred
• Knowledge of photovoltaic inverters, racking, PV Balance-of-Systems, power electronics, and power distribution systems
• Experience with Solar PV and/or Energy Storage industry in related role
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Teamwork skills across all functions
• Speed and problem solving oriented, organized, able to travel with short notice

Working Environment

• This is a remote position that requires at least 50% travel to meet with customers, sales teammates, expos, and tradeshows
• Office work may be also be required on a case by case basis

Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job Purpose

The successful Business Development candidate will be responsible for developing an effective strategy to support new and current leads, nurturing existing accounts, creating an effective sales process utilizing Salesforce and SAP, and improving upon broker and operational processes.. This individual will support the outside sales team and customers. They will promote our exemplary sales and service culture through effective coaching, guidance and staff motivation, and achieves sales goals through new sales, referrals and retention of relationships.

Duties and responsibilities 

Applicant must be detail-oriented and be able to work independently as well as in a team. Must be able to prioritize workload, keep track of due dates and get the job done from start to finish with accuracy. Be responsible for assigned tasks. Great verbal and written communication skills are key for this role, as well as ability to communicate clearly with customers/vendors via multiple channels. 

Proficiency with MS Office as well as Salesforce and SAP is a plus. We will train you on our products, which is essential for sales. 

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of customer service or sales experience
• Business degree or experience desired 
• Must be highly motivated and goal oriented to reach or exceed sales goals
• Skilled at order taking and processing, assisting customers with quotes and questions
• Provide excellent customer service to customers 
• Knowledge of the PV industry desired
• Familiarity with Commercial market segment of photovoltaics desired 
• Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects and/or programs concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively
• Ability to create and deliver persuasive presentations to technical audiences

Working Environment

• This job requires working in the office, and up to 75% travel to meet with customers and attend expos and trade shows 

Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job Purpose

CPS America is seeking a sales expert in utility and large commercial solar PV solutions to support customers in the U.S. market. The ideal candidate will build strong relationships with utility solar inverter customers and secure business for CPS America.  Typical customers include solar integrators, EPC’s, Financiers and Developers.

Duties and responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with Utility Solar inverter users (engineers and business leaders)
• Secure RFP and project application opportunities, build funnel and administer CRM reporting
• Create and organize proposals and presentations for customers
• Solve problems and provide solutions for customers
• Sell and secure customer orders, build relationships, and establish annual purchase agreements
• Achieve targets for sales revenue, growth, and market share in US solar energy market
• Drive planning and execution requirements to ensure optimal customer experience
• Establish account and regional plans for top target customers
• Collect and organize market trends and insights to inform CPS America product development
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and service departments
• Represent CPS America at industry events

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of utility-scale PV sales experience
• Must be highly motivated and goal oriented to reach or exceed sales goals
• Knowledge of the utility-scale solar PV applications, technology, and markets
• Experience building new sales activity with new and existing customers
• Globally minded, with experience and/or openness to working with Asia-based operations
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Outlook Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced, growth-focused environment 
• Willingness to travel regularly

Working Environment

• This job requires working in the office, and regular travel to meet with customers and attend expos and trade shows 

Location: Dallas Metro Area

Job purpose

The Failure Analysis Engineer will conduct hardware failure analysis of CPS products and support the reliability and development teams. The candidate’s core responsibility will be to analyze failed samples from RMA field returns, as well as conduct accelerated testing (electrical, thermal, humidity) to understand failure mode, failure mechanism, and root cause. The FA engineer will also recommend and validate suitable corrective actions using novel testing protocols that improve the reliability of our next-generation products and energy technologies. This position will report to the CPS headquarters located in Richardson, Texas. 

Responsibilities 

• Support for storage and inverter technologies
• Work with product design group to identify predictive tools/information to diagnose symptoms prior to product failures
• Analyze failed units in a timely manner (reliability and manufacturing) to find root cause and validate preventive actions, to ensure the optimum quality performance and reliability
• Produce FA test reports (by collecting, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, and displaying data) to be used for communicating issues and root causes to others
• Develop innovative methods to identify critical failure modes and prevent/fix prior to new product launches
• Support cross functional teams to perform DFMEA in early life cycle phase and recommend design changes
• Familiarity with Commercial market segment of photovoltaics desired 
• Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects and/or programs concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and technical

Skills and Qualifications

• BS/MS in electrical engineering or equivalent; MS preferred
• Cumulative 1+ year experience with internships or Capstone-like projects in electrical design, reliability, or failure analysis
• Experience with power supplies, inverters, connectors or solar power
• Proven ability to apply scientific problem-solving techniques with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members, a good team player
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Travel up to 20%

Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job purpose

We seek a Utility Product Manager with a passion for renewable energy to join our growing team. This role supports our product lines, sales, service operations, and customers. This position works closely with application engineers, sales and product teams, to provide technical support on our products and solutions, as well as help advance our product line. The ideal candidate should have detailed knowledge and experience with solar PV and energy storage technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding and knowledge of three-phase string inverter products and solutions for the U.S. Commercial/Utility solar PV and energy storage markets
• Support sales team and customers with product and application knowledge, including pre-sales engineering support and technical training
• Be a product expert in the industry and within the company
• Gain and share industry insights including applicable engineering requirements, standards, regulations, and market trends
• Develop/deliver technical presentations for customers and sales team as needed
• Support the definition of future products and interact with R&D team to stay abreast of the company’s technology and direction
• Work with product team to identify product and engineering requirements based on market, customer, and other feedback
• Identify and evaluate new applications for CPS products, and opportunities to grow business
• Attend regional and major industry tradeshows/conferences, as well as key customer meetings and training events
• Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams including Sales, Product and Engineering leadership, vendors, and other partners
• Maintain a deep knowledge of the competition and other market forces, ensuring we maintain our competitive advantage
• Support marketing by developing product positioning, messaging and other content and collateral

Skills/Qualifications

• Engineering degree required
• Knowledge of the commercial and utility-scale solar PV and/or energy storage solutions 
• Familiarity with Utility-Scale market segment of photovoltaics desired
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and technical
• Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects and/or programs concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively
• Demonstrated ability to translate conceptual goals into actionable tasks

Travel

• Travel occasionally to meet with R&D, customers and attend trade shows and conferences

Location: Remote or Hybrid 

Job purpose

We seek an Energy Storage Product Manager with a passion for renewable energy to join our growing team. This role supports our product lines, sales, service operations, and customers. This position works closely with application engineers, sales and product teams, to provide technical support on our products and solutions, as well as help advance our product line. The ideal candidate should have detailed knowledge and experience with solar PV and energy storage technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding and knowledge of energy storage products and solutions for the U.S.  market
• Support sales team and customers with product and application knowledge, including pre-sales engineering support and technical training
• Be a product expert in the industry and within the company
• Gain and share industry insights including applicable engineering requirements, standards, regulations, and market trends
• Develop/deliver technical presentations for customers and sales team as needed
• Support the definition of future products and interact with R&D team to stay abreast of the company’s technology and direction
• Work with product team to identify product and engineering requirements based on market, customer, and other feedback
• Identify and evaluate new applications for CPS products, and opportunities to grow business
• Attend regional and major industry tradeshows/conferences, as well as key customer meetings and training events
• Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams including Sales, Product and Engineering leadership, vendors, and other partners
• Maintain a deep knowledge of the competition and other market forces, ensuring we maintain our competitive advantage
• Support marketing by developing product positioning, messaging and other content and collateral

Skills/Qualifications

• Engineering degree or similar experience
• Experience with energy storage technology and solutions 
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and technical
• Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects and/or programs concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Ability to analyze and solve problems effectively
• Demonstrated ability to translate conceptual goals into actionable tasks

Travel

• Travel occasionally to meet with R&D, customers and attend trade shows and conferences

Location: Remote or Hybrid

Job Purpose

The Field Service Technician’s primary role is to support customers and field installations using Chint Power Systems (CPS) products; typical customers include solar integrators, EPC’s, Financiers/Developers, O&M providers and Distributors.

Key Responsibilities 

• Visit customer sites to repair or replace CPS inverters, troubleshoot problems relating to inverters
• Perform commissioning services for CPS inverters at customer sites
• Build a relationship with users/customers and build their confidence in CPS products in order to provide customers with great experience and satisfaction with using CPS products
• File reports of all service activities within CPS and for customers
• Collaborate with sales and service teams to build relationships and support new projects with customers
• Communicate with HQ, promptly address market and customer requests to increase customer satisfaction
• Be professional in all aspects of work quality, communications, company and individual presentation
• Use leading edge safety practices and implement company policies and procedures
• Daily travel to assigned service locations. Occasional travel out-of-town to attend required training or work at branch locations or customer PV sites

Qualifications

• 2 year AA degree or 4 year college degree relating to electrical, power electronics field
• 5 years of experience with solar and/or energy industry services, commissioning, and applications
• Knowledge of solar PV inverter and technology (residential, commercial, utility, power conversion)
• Knowledge in use of DVM, Current probes and power meters
• Experience in field repair, maintenance, diagnostics of inverter, data communications and PV arrays
• Knowledge of industry standards and codes (NEC, UL, IEEE, utility interactivity)
• Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Outlook suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, diplomacy and sensitivity to critical communications
• Multiplexer, agile, speed and problem solving oriented, systematic, organized, eager to travel regularly and with short notice for sake of customer satisfaction and field portfolio performance goals
• OSHA and related safety training such as arc-flash, high voltage training
• Good driving record

Working Environment

• This job requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions (above 90 degrees or below 32 degrees depending on the time of year)
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions
• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions
• This role routinely uses office equipment such as a computer and phone and mechanized equipment such as pneumatic tools, hand or power tools, cranes, lifts and hoists, ladders
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to operate a motor vehicle and may occasionally be required to operate a forklift
• Requires exposure to contaminants, hazardous equipment, hazardous conditions, high places, and sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment
• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company
• Driving to job sites regularly – sometimes for several hours to remote locations

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance
• Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus