Applications Engineer

Position Title

Applications Engineer (USA)

Engineering

CS e-STORAGE

Director, Applications Engineering Americas

USA (remote)

The Applications Engineer provides technical expertise to support Canadian Solar’s energy storage solutions. This role focuses on pre‑sales activities for utility‑scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), including system sizing, preliminary design, and value engineering.

• Serve as a technical champion in customer discussions, acting as an expert resource for product specifications and value engineering.
• Conduct technical presentations and provide clarifications to customers and internal departments.
• Analyze RFPs and other customer documentation to determine project scope against schedule, specifications, risk, and technical requirements.
• Lead the technical sizing of BESS projects using internal models and power‑system tools.
• Prepare technical documentation for proposal submittals and coordinate bid‑package preparation with other departments.
• Prepare, review, and negotiate technical contract exhibits owned by the Applications team.
• Work closely with sales, engineering, and procurement teams to ensure complete and shared project understanding and priorities.
• Contribute to the product development cycle by issuing market‑sensing summaries after engaging with industry stakeholders.
• Travel to meet with customers (maximum 20% travel expected).

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (preferably Electrical or Mechanical).
• Minimum 3years of direct Applications and/or Systems Engineering experience in the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry.
• Exceptional technical aptitude, including the ability to read and fully understand engineering schematics, technical advisory reports, and technology reviews.
• Understanding of UL regulatory standards related to battery energy storage systems and grid‑interactive (GFL/GFM) inverters.
• Understanding of BESS Energy Management System communications architectures.
• Global perspective and awareness; preference for candidates with experience working across diverse cultures in a multinational company.
• Excellent time‑management skills, able to balance multiple projects and prioritize a broad variety of issues, initiatives, and objectives concurrently.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or related software (strongly preferred).

• Competitive salary plus a fully comprehensive benefits package.
• Performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement.
• Health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and additional benefits.

Canadian Solar Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.