Applications Engineer- CAD

Summary

Sunrun is looking for an exceptionally skilled and motivated Multi-Family Applications Developer to support, design engineering, and operation tool and report building. Good candidates will be data experts who can quickly identify and anticipate user needs, leverage existing platforms, develop nimble and scalable solutions, provide ongoing training and support to end users, and productively solicit and incorporate feedback for future improvements.

Responsibilities

• Build applications and features to suit, automate, and simplify processes for internal and external engineering teams, reporting, and system modeling.
• Support efforts for reporting to external departments using data generated by new and existing tools.
• Maintain and extend the functionality of the design tool; including electrical calculations, links to AutoCAD, PV system bill of material generation, and external service links.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and update reports and tools.
• Support Internal and External Design tool user manuals
• Work with the design management team to develop design standards to reduce design complexity, timeline, and costs while still meeting company, industry, AHJ, and utility standards.
• Provide report and tool technical support for colleagues and internal/external design teams.
• Expertise in turning numbers into narratives and data into decisions. Be the architect of data-driven strategies that propel organizational success.
• Evaluate areas of improvement in both tools and reports.
• Develop and provide ongoing training and support to team members to ensure optimal operation of tools and adoption.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience (computer science, programming, data analysis, and/or commercial solar)
• Understand solar design and installation workflow and how to streamline the process while maintaining predictable results
• Experience generating and extracting reports from Salesforce.
• Possess a creative mindset and the ability to think innovatively, often beyond conventional boundaries, to solve complex challenges
• Hands-on experience in integrating third-party APIs, designing and developing custom APIs, and managing API communications between different systems and services.
• Skilled in JavaScript, with expertise in DOM manipulation and a thorough understanding of the JavaScript object model.
• Ability to import, clean, transform, and analyze large datasets in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Strong capabilities in using Google Sheets and Excel for data analysis, including functions, pivot tables, query language, and integration with other Google Workspace tools.
• Experience developing/programming end-to-end applications from the ground up from user interface design, to database structures, to application code
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational abilities along with strong skills in self-management and prioritization.
• Experience with Google Sites, the Google Suite of applications
• Familiarity with scripting languages like VBA (for Excel) or Google Apps Script (for Google Sheets) to enhance data processing capabilities.
• Desire to work in a start-up culture; assistance in developing processes and tools for a growing department

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of residential, commercial, and multi-family system designs
• Detailed knowledge of PV system installation, designing, and industry best practices
• Knowledge of industry products from inverters, energy storage, modules, racking, and other BOS electrical equipment
• Detailed understanding of the National Electric Code and ability to quickly interpret other governing codes related to solar installations
• NABCEP certification is a plus
• Knowledge of AutoCAD drawing objects, block and dynamic block creation, template generation and management, and other advanced functionality
• Eagerness to stay updated with the latest features and updates in Excel, Google Sheets, and other relevant data analysis tools.

Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to acts, such as The Equal Pay Transparency Act. It assumes that the successful candidate will be located in markets within the United States that warrant the compensation listed. Candidates in locations outside this local area may have a different starting salary range for this opportunity which may be higher or lower. Please speak with your recruiter to learn more.

Starting salary/wage for this opportunity: $73,476 to $97,969.

Other rewards may include annual bonus eligibility, which is based on company and individual performance, short and long term incentives, and program-specific awards. Sunrun provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). A candidate’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.