Do you want to change the world? we do, too.
The energy market is roughly $4 trillion globally, and solar penetration is less than 1%But just one hour of sunlight, if harnessed, could power the entire world for a yearWe have the opportunity to completely change the way energy is produced, distributed and consumed on a global scale, and we’re looking for talented, committed people to help us drive our growth and achieve our goals.
Sunpower is a global solar energy solutions company with a rich heritage of pioneering the best energy technologies in the worldOur solutions are unrivaled in terms of long-term reliability, efficiency and guaranteed performance, and our company is unmatched in terms of global reach and scaleThrough design, manufacturing, installation and ongoing maintenance and monitoring, sunpower provides its proprietary, world-record efficient solar technology to residential, commercial and utility customers worldwide.
Sunpower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team of more than 2,000 in north america and the philippinesIn an industry that is reshaping the world’s energy future, there’s no better place to be than sunpower.
We believe that our employees create our brand – with each project, each communication, each task completed and each interactionExperience is critical to sunpower in regards to not only our customers but also our employees and dealer partnersAs such, we strive to hire candidates that are service focusedThe experience we would expect the ideal person to deliver is:
Summary of role:
Sunpower is seeking an experienced product counsel to advise our fast-moving team of product managers, engineers and marketers on a variety of product development, consumer protection, privacy, regulatory and intellectual property issuesIn this role, you’ll provide practical, actionable advice throughout the product development lifecycle, with a focus on collaborating with stakeholders across the business, protecting and developing our intellectual property, identifying and mitigating product risks, and facilitating our growth-oriented business plan.
Essential duties & responsibilities:
Build strong relationships with our cross-functional teams by working directly with senior management, business unit leads, product managers, engineers, technical experts and inventors.
Partner effectively throughout the product development lifecycle, leading brainstorming and invention harvesting sessions, advising on new products and features, identifying applicable legal constraints and product risks, proposing solutions and mitigation measures that facilitate business objectives, and proactively addressing product liability, reliability and quality concerns.
Draft and negotiate commercial and intellectual property agreements affecting the company`s products and services.
Advise on a wide variety of intellectual property issues including patent prosecution, trade secrets, other ip-related transactional and litigation work.
Provide legal support related sunpower’s ip strategy needs, priorities, and resources, including patent cost reduction, monetization and licensing opportunities.
Work closely with outside counsel to maintain a large and active global patent portfolio, including patent prosecution (us and foreign), continuation and divisional filing strategy, patent maintenance including managing patent prosecution docket to meet deadlines and managing outside counsel within budget.
Other matters as assigned.
Minimum qualifications:
4-7 years of relevant experience at a leading law-firm, government agency, or in-house legal department.
J.dDegree from an aba accredited law school with an active state bar membership.
Experience in product counseling on issues related to consumer protection, privacy, data protection, intellectual property, technology transactions or litigation.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with members of different business groups and functions, including engineering teams and product managers.
Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of ip-related agreements (including collaboration, non-disclosure, joint development, and licensing agreements, and review of ip clauses in commercial agreements).
Able to rapidly adapt to changing priorities, manage workflow, create and improve processes, set priorities, and deliver results.
Motivated and proactive self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work efficiently with teams under minimal supervision.
Preferred qualifications:
Undergraduate or advanced degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related technical field.
Experience with agile software development, machine learning and software development processes.
Background in solar, battery storage, or semiconductor technology, including both tools and processes.
Experience advising on trademarks, brand marketing, advertising and data protection.
Familiarity with preparing and prosecuting patent applications, intellectual property litigation experience.
Experience with export control, trade secret program development and management.
Preferred location in austin, tx, with consideration for sunpower offices in san jose or richmond, ca, with remote options available.
Equal employment opportunity
The company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of meritEmployment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under considerationThe company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulationsThe company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunitiesThis commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the company, including supervisors and co-workers.
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Sunpower corporation is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application proceduresIf you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at sunpower corporation: jobs@sunpower.comPlease indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodationOnly candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.
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Sunpower is a federal government contractorAs a part of the company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written affirmative action program (aap) for the disabled, recently separated veterans, armed forces service medal veterans, disabled veterans and active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans and for women and minorities as specified by lawNon-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the aap are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the eeo officer.
