Sales Engineer – C&I Storage, PV TK Solutions
Canadian Solar Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Act as the technical sales interface for C&I PV+BESS turnkey solutions, supporting the Sales Manager throughout the sales cycle
- Conduct customer meetings, site visits, and technical workshops to understand project requirements and constraints
- Support feasibility assessments, technical solution concepts, and system configurations in coordination with engineering and design teams
- Prepare and contribute to high-quality technical and commercial proposals, presentations, and tender documentation
- Engage directly with customers, EPCs, consultants, and partners, spending approximately 50% of time in the field
- Support the development and expansion of customer relationships in Spain
- Gather market and customer feedback to support continuous improvement of turnkey offerings
- Work closely with Sales Manager on opportunity qualification, pipeline development, and bid strategy
- Coordinate with commercial, project execution, and engineering teams to ensure solution alignment and deliverability
- Support handover of secured projects to project execution teams, ensuring technical and commercial continuity
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of C&I PV+BESS technologies, system architectures, and industry best practices
Requirements
- Engineering degree preferred (electrical, energy, renewable, or similar); business or equivalent technical background also considered
- Strong technical understanding of C&I PV and energy storage solutions; hands-on experience with BESS is highly desirable
- 5+ years of experience in a technical sales, sales engineering, or pre-sales role within the C&I solar or energy storage sector
- Experience supporting turnkey solution sales or complex infrastructure projects
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, customer-focused value propositions
- Comfortable working in an international, matrix-based sales organization
- Proficient in MS Office and CRM systems (Dynamics or equivalent)
- Willingness and ability to travel (up to 50%)
- Fluency in English & Spanish (other languages are advantageous)
Benefits
- Attractive salary package, including company benefits such as subsidies for childcare and more
- Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours, and 28 days of vacation, as well as days off for special occasions
- Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops
- The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company
- Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups
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Hard skills
C&I PVBESStechnical salesfeasibility assessmentssystem configurationsturnkey solutionssales engineeringenergy storage solutionsproject executionvalue propositions
Soft skills
customer engagementrelationship developmentcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingpresentation skillsadaptabilityteamworkcustomer-focusedinternational work
Certifications
engineering degreebusiness degreerenewable energy certificationsales certificationproject management certificationtechnical sales certificationenergy storage certificationsolar energy certificationEPC certificationcustomer relationship management certification