Charge Point

Solutions Engineer - UK

United Kingdom

Hybrid, RemoteFull time roleEarly Career, Mid Level, Senior Level

29 days ago

About the Job

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Reports To

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you will be part of the Solutions Engineering team at ChargePoint supporting the UK and wider European market. You will be responsible for all technical aspects of pre-sale customer engagement including actively driving and managing technology evaluations, working as a key advisor and advocate for our products and solutions, engaging with customers virtually or in person, performing engineering site or architecture assessments, and developing recommendations to assist customers with deployment of electric vehicle charging solutions infrastructure. You will also be responsible for developing RFP/Tender responses and providing training on our products.

The applicant must be a critical thinker, self-motivated and able to effectively manage their time.

Travel requirement: up to 50% travel across Europe, predominantly within the UK.

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

Develop and deliver presentations to partners and customers in support of the sales process, educating potential customers on the benefits of ChargePoint solutions.
Act as a technical consultant, learning and understanding customer needs and developing the right solutions; working with product management to help align product development with customer and market needs.
Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of market and industry trends, and how to effectively integrate electric vehicles and charging infrastructure into client business operations.
Responsible for identifying technical issues that may affect customer satisfaction and proactively work to resolve such issues.
Provide both general “best practice” and customer-specific engineering recommendations for ChargePoint software feature usage, API implementations and integrations with external systems.
Maintain knowledge of local electrical installation codes and relevant standards, specifically related to Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE).
Respond to functional and technical elements of RFPs/Tenders; assist in the development and execution of SoWs (statements of work) and other proposals.
Responsible for identifying technical issues that may affect customer satisfaction and proactively work to solve such issues.

Requirements

Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or equivalent preferred
Minimum 5 years + of combined experience in technical sales or technical consulting
Experience should include some: electrical engineering, telecommunications, information technology, software development, technical writing
Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills
Strong customer facing and relationship building skill
Excellent written and oral language skills
Additional EU language skills, especially German or Italian, also a benefit

Location

UK (Remote)

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If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

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About the Company

Charge Point

Campbell, CA, USA

501-1000

Driving a Better Way ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before with the world's largest and most open EV charging network. We design, build and support all of the technology that powers this network, from charging station hardware to energy management software to a mobile app. Our work transforms transportation and energy use by helping more people choose to drive electric. Our charging stations, mobile app and network make it easy to charge EVs anywhere. Our energy management solutions help people and businesses shift away from fossil fuels and manage growing demand for EV charging. And our work with multiple stakeholders, from automakers to individual businesses, paves the way for widespread EV adoption. Every day we add more drivers and businesses to our network, and driving an EV makes even more sense. And that's what we're all about: driving a better way