
Principal Engineer, Sales
American Tower
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Woburn • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $138,500 - $174,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive and manage the technology evaluation stage of the sales process for edge data center solutions.
- Partner with the Sales team as a technical advisor and advocate for edge data center offerings.
- Articulate data center technology and product positioning to business and technical users in various market tiers.
- Identify technical issues to ensure customer satisfaction throughout the sales process.
- Evaluate business processes to prepare, present, and promote edge data center solutions.
- Participate in customer meetings to determine requirements for space, power, connectivity, and other collocation needs.
- Prepare technical proposals, analyses, and architectural overviews for data center deployments.
- Conduct product demonstrations and feature/benefit discussions highlighting edge data center capabilities.
- Assess customers’ collocation requirements including space, power, cooling, and connectivity needs.
- Prepare cost estimates and contribute to request for proposal/request for information responses for edge data center projects.
- Develop sales tools and provide internal product training focused on edge data center offerings.
- Engage in detailed network, power, cooling, and space assessments of customers’ current and proposed IT environments in the context of edge deployments.
- Approximately 10% of the time the role will be performed outside of a conventional office environment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience required.
- Minimum 8 years of Systems Engineering, Sales Engineering, or IT experience, including data centers or collocation services experience, required.
- Strong knowledge of data center infrastructure, with a focus on edge locations.
- Understanding of enterprise networking technologies, particularly as they relate to edge deployments.
- Familiarity with collocation services, including space, power, cross-connects, blended IP, and Open Cloud Exchange access.
- Strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to identify edge data center opportunities in various industries.
- Problem-solving abilities, particularly when addressing challenges unique to edge data center deployments.
- Knowledge of common edge computing use cases to support the sale of primary collocation services.
- Familiarity with edge computing frameworks and applications (e.g., IoT, AI/ML, 5G) as they relate to data center requirements.
- Understanding of cloud on-ramps and interconnection ecosystems.
- Knowledge of data center certifications and compliance requirements relevant to edge deployments.
- Familiarity with modular data center designs and rapid deployment models.
- Approximately 50% travel may be required to support the position’s responsibilities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
- Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
- Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- healthcare coverage
- a 401(k) savings plan
- paid time off
- company holidays
- sick leave
- parental leave
- access to an Employee Assistance Program focused on mental and financial wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data center infrastructureedge computing frameworksenterprise networking technologiescollocation servicescost estimationtechnical proposal preparationnetwork assessmentspower assessmentscooling assessmentsspace assessments
Soft Skills
problem-solvingstrategic mindsetanalytical mindsetcommunication skillsorganizational skillscollaborationpresentation skillscustomer satisfaction focustime managementprioritization
Certifications
data center certifications