Power Solutions Manager
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a project you influenced at the design stage that turned into a win months later.
What they are checking: Patience and follow-through on long spec-driven sales cycles.
Tell me about a training seminar you've given to engineers. How did you keep it useful and not salesy?
What they are checking: Teaching credibility, since the role runs seminars for the electrical engineering community.
Tell me about a time you lost a spec battle. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Self-awareness and adaptation in competitive technical sales.
What would you do
How would you get a consulting engineering firm that always specs a competitor to list Generac as an equal?
What they are checking: Spec influence strategy, which is the central goal the posting describes.
How do you split your time across a six-state territory, from Michigan to Nebraska?
What they are checking: Territory planning that puts effort where the biggest engineering firms and projects are.
A distributor feels you're going around them by meeting engineers directly. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Working with distributors as partners, which the posting stresses.
An engineer raises a concern about fuel supply or emissions for a clean energy project. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Handling technical objections honestly, including on newer clean energy offerings.
About the work
Explain paralleling with the Modular Power System to an engineer who only trusts single large generators.
What they are checking: Deep enough MPS knowledge to win over skeptical, technical specifiers.
How would you size a standby system for a data center or hospital, and which NFPA codes come into play?
What they are checking: Credible application knowledge for large kW and critical vertical markets.
How do you track which firms you've influenced and whether it's turning into specs?
What they are checking: Measuring a long-cycle role with leading indicators, not only closed orders.
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