Jobs at Planted

The Solution Engineer will engage with customers, develop proposals, optimize projects, and support early-stage project engineering in solar power applications.

Build and lead Planted’s Australian market for robotic, high-density solar systems. Own the sales pipeline from prospecting through signed agreements, develop EPC and channel partnerships, structure commercial terms, defend techno-economic cases, and coordinate technical, certification, supply, and compliance workstreams. Represent the company with developers, industrial buyers, government bodies, and industry groups while sharing market intelligence with the US team. The role requires substantial Australian utility-scale solar experience, a strong industry network, channel-selling expertise, quantitative modeling skills, autonomy, and travel.

Own end-to-end procurement and supply chain execution for solar projects, from BOM verification and purchase orders through supplier management, logistics, onsite delivery, inventory, and material traceability. Coordinate with engineering, project management, field teams, freight partners, and vendors to meet schedules, control costs, assure quality, mitigate risks, and improve procurement workflows. The role requires managing domestic and international suppliers and occasional travel to project or supplier sites.

Coordinates workplace, administrative, and people operations for an in-person Oakland headquarters. Responsibilities include managing office supplies, services, facilities requests, vendors, records, purchasing, and receipts; supporting recruiting through interview scheduling and candidate travel; preparing offer letters; managing onboarding and offboarding; and organizing team events. The role requires strong organization, communication, independence, technology proficiency, and hands-on support for shipping, receiving, inventory, and office management.

Lead and scale a multidisciplinary software organization spanning autonomous robotic vehicles, web-based solar plant tools, and AI agents. Own software architecture, roadmap, product delivery, hiring, and engineering leadership. Guide robotics fleet software, telemetry and data infrastructure, AI systems, cloud and edge platforms, and design, build, and operations products. Partner with hardware, commercial, and project operations teams to deliver reliable software supporting rapid growth.

Design, build, and lead development of automated equipment, robots, and complex mechatronic systems from concept through production. Integrate mechanical, electrical, sensing, and control components; develop electronics and wiring schematics; collaborate with software team; perform bring-up, calibration, testing, and system-level troubleshooting. Write software for sizing, data analysis, and automation, and support manufacturing handoff and design-for-production.

Design and develop Planted's solar racking system, lead projects from conception to assembly, perform analyses, and create automation tools for solar deployment.

Design and develop machines, robots, and structures as part of the R&D team, leading projects from concept through deployment and collaborating with engineers.