Technical Sales Engineer - Norway

The position

We are looking for a talented Sales Engineer to join Sympower's expanding team in Norway. This is a full-time position, intended to be placed in Bergen or Oslo, but with some flexibility in the exact location. Join us in accelerating the energy transition!

As a sales engineer, you are an important part of the Sympower team to establish the connection between the assets used for demand response and our platform. You will be responsible for defining the link between our system and the customer’s processes. You will also ensure that this setup will work with regards to the performance requirements of the intended demand response market. This is done by knowing our platform’s key properties and strengths combined with collaborating with our customers’ technical counterparts to understand their processes and the flexibility potential in it.

What is in it for you

We are committed to creating an inclusive and values based culture where everyone feels that they belong, and where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work.

We offer a market competitive compensation package, including but not limited to:

• 30 Days Paid Holiday Leave

• 1 Day Paid Wellness Leave

• 1 Day Paid Birthday Leave

• Paid Maternity and Partner Leave

• Pawternity Leave

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

• Remote Office Budget

• Internet Allowance

• Development Plan & Budget

• Stock Appreciation Rights

• 2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave
  

Learn about all of our benefits on our careers page.

What you’ll do:

• Work with our customers to identify suitable processes to be controlled and specify hardware implementations

• Specify our hardware installations at our customers and instruct installers how to use our hardware

• Execute tests and analyze results to ensure technical performance as part of the internal requirements and prequalification requirements from external parties (TSOs, DSOs, etc.)

• Manage and maintain the existing installations at our customers

• Provide technical support during customer acquisition, both technical pre-sales and sales work

• Collaborate with our team of software developers in technical development

What you’ll need

• Interest in demand response, energy systems, and the energy transition

• Bachelor’s in electrical/automation engineering or equivalent experiences

• Experience in electrical design- or installation/commissioning of industrial/commercial electrical

• Team player with collaboration skills

• Good problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently

• Willingness to learn new things and develop yourself

• Desire/ability to work in a small company environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Norwegian and English

• Availability to travel (mostly within Norway)

Beneficial skills

• Experience of reserves and balancing power markets

• Experience in leading, tracking and driving progress in technical implementation projects 

• Experience in industrial processes, e.g., paper & wood, metal, waste & water, greenhouses, energy, EVs, logistics, heavy industry.

• Experience in changing/programming in automation systems

• Knowledge of the electricity sector

• Experience from other start-ups/scale-up companies

• Interest in programming general PLCs

Who we are

Sympower is accelerating the global transition towards ‘net-zero’ by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. Using our proprietary software platform, we help balance the supply and demand of electricity across international energy networks.

We help businesses, grid operators, asset owners and other energy stakeholders around the world reduce their carbon emissions, integrate more distributed renewable energy resources, and generate new revenue streams by participating in demand-side response services.

Learn more about us in this video.

In 2022, Sympower became a certified B Corp, which shows the company is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency across 5 impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment, and customers.

Sympower is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.

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