Pre-Sales Solution Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Super Micro Computer. San Jose · $90,000–$115,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Turn customer requirements gathered with sales into service plans ready for launch, assigning or developing the needed resources
- Shape service programs and team tools with technical account, service and product managers
- Coordinate customer support across engineering, sales, RMA, production and other internal or external groups
- Diagnose customer needs in the field, resolve complex equipment issues, and recreate failures through testing at the facility
- Lead regional escalations, coordinate service desk work with authorized providers, and track service-level results
What you bring
- At least two years in a related industry role, with a strong grasp of enterprise customer support operations
- Hands-on knowledge of one customer support application, such as ServiceNow or Salesforce
- Strong hardware design and diagnostic ability, including how BIOS, drivers and application loads can contribute to faults
- Proficient English skills across reading, writing and speaking
Who this fits
This role suits a hands-on service engineer who can lead technical investigations and guide service staff while resolving customer issues. Expect field travel of up to 25% and collaboration across time zones, including Europe and Asia. A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering is preferred.
From the employer
Job Req ID: 29940
About Supermicro:
Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
Job Summary:
Support Supermicro global service network and help build a world-class service engineering organization. This position is a hands-on solution engineering manager position which requires the ability to support end customers, manage customer escalations, and lead service team staff to optimize resource and workflow that allows for operational efficiency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):
• Work with sales to evaluate new customer requirements and develop or allocate appropriate resources for day one production-ready service solution.
• Work with Technical Account Managers, Service Managers, and Product Managers in defining service programs, tools and applications for the team.
• Work closely with engineering, sales, RMA, production, and various internal/external organizations in supporting the customers.
• Travel to the field to analyze and diagnose Customer Support requirements.
• Develop service team capability in new Service product verticals.
• Optimize resource and service operations to reduce resource consumption.
• Manage time effectively; prioritize and make good business judgments and decisions in relationship to efficiency and effectiveness while meeting daily service expectations.
• On-site troubleshooting and resolving complex technical problems on Supermicro equipment in an enterprise environment; be completely self-sufficient in the field.
• Run tests, reproduce problems and simulations at our facility to assist with problem solving
• Plan and coordinate Service Desk activities with our Authorize Service Providers
• Document and ensure processes are in place for Service Level (SLA) measurement and reporting metric.
• Enforce policies and procedures within the service organization and alignment with ISO to ensure compliance.
• Work in a global environment in multiple time-zone e.g. Europe, Asia etc.
• Point of contact for escalation in all regions and provide resolution for complex technical problems on Supermicro equipment in an enterprise environment.
• Travel is required (up to 25%)
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE and EE preferred. MS or MBA degrees are highly desirable
• Minimum of 2 years of industry experience in related areas.
• Must have a deep understanding of Enterprise-level customer support operations
• Must be knowledgeable with at least one customer support tool/application e.g. ServiceNow, Salesforce, Kayako, etc.
• Familiarity with Rack-level architecture or liquid cooling infrastructure preferred
• Knowledge of Supermicro Global Service Offering
• Solid hardware system design and diagnostics skills, as well as a good understanding of how BIOS, drivers, and application loads can cause system issues
• Strong technical communication and leadership skills to lead investigations with engineers of multiple disciplines
• Ability to participate in multiple cross-functional projects concurrently in a rapidly changing environment, demonstrated ability to learn and embrace new and changing technologies
• Proficient in English (read/write/speak).
• Must possess an excellent ability to follow-up on planned actions and be able to produce meaningful report metrics.
Salary Range
$90,000 - $115,000
The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs. The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.
EEO Statement
Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.