Eaton's ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking an Application Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid position where candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of our Houston, TX location to be considered for this position. Relocation assistance will be offered for successful applicants who live outside of this location.
What you'll do:
Position Overview:
The District Application Engineer is a consultative, technical sales professional responsible for supporting electrical consultants, designers, end users and specifiers that serve the local commercial, institutional, industrial and government municipality markets. The Application Engineer must possess both strong technical and commercial skills and be experienced in electrical power distribution and control systems typically applied in these markets. The primary function of the Application Engineer is to achieve acceptability of Eaton's electrical products in the marketplace, while providing technical leadership and mentoring for sales engineers, outside rep agencies, and to both internal and external customers. This position is responsible for collaborating with electrical consultants and specifying engineers to assist in the application, layout and specification of medium voltage and low voltage power distribution systems.
Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.
In this function you will:
- Lead Eaton technical pre-sale application and technical support with related consulting firms within assigned sales geographies to better position Eaton related products in a preferred position
- Provide strategic technical leadership and mentoring in support of the sales teams in the assigned sales geographies
- Conduct product seminars and training on Eaton products and solutions to consultants, specifiers, end users, channel partners and sales engineers
- Work with product divisions on the development of tools and literature focused on power system designers and provide voice-of-customer input to drive product development
- Provide technical application support on target projects including drawing reviews, contributions to sales pursuit strategies, and through interface with key stakeholders involved in the design and specification of the power distribution and control systems
- Assist customers with design-build opportunities
When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum seven (7) years of electrical sales and/or electrical engineering experience
- Possess a valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
- Professional Engineer (PE) License
- Knowledge of Eaton electrical products, services and competitive offerings
Skills:
Position Criteria:
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
- Strong technical knowledge regarding the application of power distribution and control products including medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control centers, panelboards and switchboards, protective relaying and busway
- Proficiency on some or all of the following products and applications which include three-phase UPS systems, power monitoring products including metering and software, and power control products including low-voltage and medium voltage drives
- Ability to write technical specifications for new projects in a manner that will put Eaton in an advantageous position when the project is bid
- Ability to communicate with all levels (executive, technical) internally and externally, and manage through long-term relationships and influence
- Strong presentation and training skills
- Proven capability to find creative solutions to solve complex technical application problems
- Understanding of the U.S. Power Distribution market
- Initiative and self-management skills
- Excellent client/customer facing skills: with the ability to effectively represent Eaton's electrical portfolio and be able to articulate Eaton's value propositions
- Skilled at leading teams, consensus building and mentoring
- Ability to travel up to 25%
The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $138,750 - $203,500.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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What We Do
Planes. Hospitals. Factories. Data centers. Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet.
Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.
Why Work With Us
At Eaton, we make what matters work—creating exciting new power management technologies that keep the world moving every day. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals can reach their full potential—and where they help us reach ours.
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