The Lead Sales Engineer is responsible for developing and executing sales strategies that drive profitable growth across Eaton's electrical distribution and engineering services portfolio. This role combines technical expertise, consultative selling, and customer relationship management to support customers throughout the sales cycle.
Key responsibilities include managing an assigned customer base, increasing sales within the local market, and providing application guidance and technical support to customers. This position is expected to develop, grow, and maintain relationships with Eaton employees, specifiers, customers, and Eaton Authorized Distributors. Success in this role requires delivering results within the assigned geographic territory at a level expected of an experienced sales professional.
The primary functions include understanding Eaton's support structure available to sales, including EatonCare; understanding Eaton proprietary systems and software such as BidManager and VISTA; applying technical knowledge across assigned product lines; interpreting project specifications and drawings; and becoming a trusted advisor to customers regarding Eaton solutions.
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 every day. It's where bold, bright professionals can grow their careers while helping customers solve critical power management challenges.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and growth objectives
• Quote projects and negotiate pricing strategies that support profitable business growth
• Prepare and deliver sales presentations that increase product awareness and customer understanding
• Build strong relationships with key customers to support long-term business success
• Work with factories to resolve technical issues and support customers in resolving quality concerns
• Research market conditions and adapt to changing pricing, competitive, and delivery requirements
• Support a coordinated team sales effort while keeping leadership informed of market conditions
• Participate in ongoing functional and technical training and professional development
Required (Basic) Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of electrical industry sales experience
• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver's license
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No assistance will be provided for this role. Candidates must currently reside within 75 miles of Eugene, OR. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience selling power distribution, industrial, or electrical products
• Experience working with electrical distributors and specification-driven sales environments
• Experience utilizing CRM systems, configuration tools, and SAP/MRP software
• Strong electrical product knowledge and ability to apply technical expertise
• Ability to develop customer-focused technical solutions
• Strong understanding of project specifications and drawings
• Excellent negotiation, proposal development, and closing skills
• Experience using value-added selling techniques
• Strong presentation, communication, and training capabilities
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic, competitiveness, willingness to learn, and relationship-building skills
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
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 $123,500 - $182,000.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- At least five years of electrical industry sales experience
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license
- Currently reside within 75 miles of Eugene, Oregon; active-duty military candidates are exempt
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- Experience selling power distribution, industrial, or electrical products
- Experience working with electrical distributors and specification-driven sales environments
- Experience using CRM systems, configuration tools, and SAP/MRP software
Eaton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Eaton and has not been reviewed or approved by Eaton.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and company‑paid disability, with HSAs/HRAs and wellness programs enhancing access and support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching alongside additional retirement contributions, with some sites also featuring pension and profit‑sharing components.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents, childbirth leave via short‑term disability for birth mothers, adoption benefits, and subsidized backup care signal strong family‑focused support.
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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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