Application Engineer - UK

Overview

Technical sales support for solar & storage projects, training, and plant design assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• technical support
• plant design
• grid connection
• training delivery
• content planning
• product certification

Tasks

-Assisting the SMA Sales team with solar and storage projects in the residential, commercial and utility segments. -Performing in-house and external training courses for customers and employees as well as on-site at the customer training facilities. -Coordination with SMA Product Managers and UK/IRE grid regulation bodies to ensure that all product certification requirements are provided ahead of time. -Develops and implements comprehensive content plans and strategic training schedules. -Providing high-level technical support to SMA’s customers and the SMA Distribution Partners. -Supporting the Sales team with utility-scale solar and storage project enquiries – including plant design optimization, MV requirements and grid connection requirements. -Support sales & marketing teams in activities such as product launches, exhibitions, roadshows, product positioning, expert talks, tech-tips etc… -Develops training material content in line with current market requirements and technical trends.

Requirements

• electrical engineering
• pre‑sales
• ms office
• pv‑syst
• pv*sol
• sunnydesign

What You Bring

-Requires a Bachelor’s degree or similar in Electrical Engineering with several years of work experience in an electrical technical environment. -Fluency in English language (written and oral) is a must, German/French/Dutch is a plus. -Flexibility, dynamism and ability to juggle diverse roles simultaneously is key for this exciting role. -Ideally has in-depth knowledge of the UK electricity market and photovoltaics, battery storage systems, EV chargers and their monitoring devices. -Has at least three years of working experience as a pre-sales engineer or equivalent role. -Has an excellent working knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly PowerPoint & Excel. -Willing to frequently travel within UK, and more occasionally in West European countries. -Ability to manage heavy and varied workloads. -Has a strong sales and customer focus, good people skills and is a highly motivated self-starter. -Experienced in configuring solar/storage plants in PV-Syst, PV*Sol, SunnyDesign etc.

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Benefits

-Base Salary: depending on the qualification of the candidate. -Other: benefits plan (medical insurance, pension plan, long-term disability and life insurance).

About Sma Solar

-It transformed from a regional high‑tech start‑up into a publicly listed SDAX company. -Its core business centers on developing inverters—from home systems to multi‑megawatt utility‑scale—and integrated energy management. -Typical projects range from rooftop residential solar installations to large solar farms and grid‑scale battery storage plants. -SMA also expands into hybrid inverter systems, e‑mobility charging, monitoring platforms, and digital energy offerings. -The company owns a flagship high‑efficiency inverter factory, capable of producing thousands of units per day with its SMArtflow process.

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