Sales Engineer

About the Company

We are representing a Houston-based energy infrastructure company seeking a Sales Engineer to lead the technical development of customer-facing power solutions. The role sits at the intersection of electrical engineering, distributed generation, microgrids, and commercial solution development.

About the Role

This is not a back-office design role. The person hired will work directly with customers to understand site requirements, develop practical system architectures, explain design tradeoffs, and translate those requirements into technically credible proposals that can be handed to engineering and execution teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of distributed generation and microgrid solutions for customer proposals, including system architecture, equipment sizing, and technical scope.
• Develop and interpret electrical designs, single-line diagrams, system layouts, and low- and medium-voltage configurations.
• Evaluate load, capacity, reliability, cost, constructability, and schedule to guide practical design decisions.
• Serve as a primary technical interface with customers through technical discussions, whiteboarding sessions, presentations, and site visits.
• Prepare proposal content including drawings, technical narratives, scope documentation, and supporting analysis.
• Partner with engineering, EPC, R&D, product, and commercial teams to develop executable solutions.
• Review technical designs and estimates for quality, consistency, and alignment with customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, or an equivalent technical discipline.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of low- and medium-voltage electrical power systems, including generation.
• Experience developing or interpreting single-line diagrams, system layouts, and electrical configurations.
• Ability to translate customer and site requirements into practical system-level solutions.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance technical depth with cost, schedule, and constructability.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment and manage competing priorities.

Preferred Skills

• 2–5+ years in power systems, distributed generation, microgrids, or related electrical infrastructure.
• Power system studies such as load flow, short-circuit, or reliability analysis.
• Experience with ETAP, PSCAD, PSS/E, MATLAB/Simulink, AutoCAD, or comparable engineering tools.
• Switchgear, utility interconnection, protection/relaying, or system coordination experience.
• Technical proposal, bid, RFP, or customer-facing engineering experience.
• Exposure to distributed energy resources (DER), grid services, generator integration, or mission-critical power infrastructure.

Location : Houston, Texas. Hybrid schedule with a preference for approximately 3 days per week in the office, plus customer/site visits as required.

Equal Opportunity Statement

This search is being conducted confidentially. Additional information regarding the company, team, compensation, and reporting structure will be shared with qualified individuals during the recruiting process.