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SalaryDo you want to change the world? We do, too.
SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a passionate and driven team in North America and the Philippines. SunPower provides world-class solar solutions to residential customers across the U.S. with a commitment to a superior customer experience. We welcome forward thinkers, freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy to join us.
Summary of Role:
SunPower is searching for a Director of Design Engineering for our residential installation business. This position is responsible for delivering high quality solar designs that are compliant to local AHJ requirements and exceed customer expectations. This role will work closely with our cross functional teams to deliver the SunPower promise of high quality and outstanding customer service. The ideal candidate will be an expert in solar design and engineering.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end design process including but not limited to proposal, site survey, permit plan set generation, professional engineering, permitting and as-builts.
- Design responsibility includes but not limited to new homes and residential retrofit.
- Provides vision and a roadmap for the evolution of Design and Engineering organization.
- Establish customer facing service level agreements and drive performance accountability.
- Manage and motivate high volume and fast paced team of designers.
- Establish daily accountability to throughput goals and provide transparency to capacity forecasting.
- Manage to design quality standards and put in place process to avoid rework.
- Establish continuous improvement plans that include digital enhancements, automation, and transformational process improvement.
- Engage with product engineering team to define application requirements.
- Support product innovation for both digital and hardware advancements
- Negotiate terms and conditions of third-party vendor services and manage to rigorous performance standards.
- Develop design services for external customers and establish revenue generating business opportunities.
- Collaborate within and across functions, seeking broad input to support decision-making and issue resolution.
- Establish cost roadmaps, budgets, and drive accountability to plan.
- Deliver key results in line with company objectives and priorities.
- Work with performance engineering team to ensure designs created produce expected energy expectations.
- Engage with industry groups around best practices, codes and standards, and upcoming industry changes.
- Support supply chain and warehouse by delivering quality BOMs and process innovation.
- Create systems, processes and a culture that focus on quality first.
- Apply advanced solar engineering technical knowledge to minimize downstream design and installation issues.
- Work internally and externally, ensuring that decisions are reached through effective and mutually beneficial collaboration.
- Recruit excellent talent and ensure ongoing individual development for direct reports.
- Prepare and delivers performance reviews.
- Make sound compensation decisions.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience ·
- 8+ years of people management experience
- OR equivalent combination of education and years of related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to synthesize “big picture” view of industry environment & trends.
- Energetic, forward-thinking, creative
- Proactive approach to problem solving and ability to get in front of issues.
- Strong technical, supervisory, and project management skills based on construction industry experience.
- Strong familiarity with construction and electrical codes
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience managing and creating budgets.
- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills and communication; ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization, as well as outside customers and vendors: both written and verbal.
- Organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
- Capable of influencing others and developing strong cross functional relationships
- Degree in engineering
- 5+ years of solar related experience
- Computer-savvy - strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and MS Project is required.
- Post-graduate work is desirable.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $157,608/year in our lowest geographic market up to $283,694/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package including annual bonus eligibility, short and long-term incentives, and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program which includes health insurance coverage, employee wellness, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off, and so much more.For more information, please visit our benefits site athttps://us.sunpower.com/employees-benefits.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.
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SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation: jobs@sunpower.com. Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.
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SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.
