Sales Engineer

Who we are

Do you want to contribute to the development and innovation of leading‑edge solar lighting products? Do you want to make the world better in the process? If your answer is yes, then read on.

First Light Technologies is a fast‑growing, award‑winning designer and manufacturer of solar powered, outdoor lighting products. From our Victoria, B.C. head office, we work globally with a focus on building safer, more usable communities through solar outdoor lighting.

The Role

As a Sales Engineer, you are the technical expert on outdoor lighting that helps our sales team solve customers’ lighting needs with our products. You work alongside sales reps to understand customer goals, site conditions, and technical constraints, then design lighting layouts using our standard products and produce the technical content that supports proposals and RFP responses. You are responsible for translating customer needs into technically sound, specification‑ready solar lighting solutions and helping our sales team win those projects.

Employment Type : Full‑time permanent employee

Location : Hybrid

Hours : Monday‑Friday, 40 hours per week

Reports to : Director of Innovation

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000 CAD

Ideal start date : Jan / Feb 2026

What you’ll do

Solution Support

• Using our standard products, design lighting solutions that meet the customers’ needs, including product selection and lighting layouts.
• Collaborate with sales reps to help understand the customer’s business goals and technical constraints.
• Draft technical sections of proposals to assist the sales team in responding to Request for Proposals, clarifying compliance and performance specifications.
• Draft and refine Guide Specifications to give specifiers the technical details that differentiate our products.

Sales support

Non‑standard and Custom Products

Tactical Competitive Analysis

What You Bring

What we offer

What you can expect from our hiring process

How to apply

Apply through the link with your resume (cover letter optional but it does help tell us your career story!). We're building a diverse, innovative team that thrives on solving complex challenges. We encourage applications from candidates who bring unique perspectives and experiences to our growing organization.

Please note we are unable to sponsor this role or provide relocation assistance for this opening.

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