Eaton’s North American Sales Division is currently seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join its team. This Hybrid role schedule is based out of our Tukwila, WA location and will cover the Seattle Metro area with a focus on power distribution solutions for the residential and commercial construction markets. A company car is provided! This exciting opportunity provides the ability to build relationships, execute sales plans, and leverage business analytics to drive account growth. It also offers significant impact through technical proposals, customer issue resolution, and coordination with cross‑functional teams to deliver customer‑centric solutions.
- Build, develop, and maintain relationships with key accounts including electrical contractors, channel partners, and strategic end user customers to drive sales growth and become a trusted advisor for assigned accounts
- Develop and execute account plans using customer insights, data, and market knowledge.
- Interpret electrical plans and specifications to develop competitive proposals, including pricing, bills of material, and scope clarifications.
- Partner with internal experts to deliver customer‑centric power distribution solutions.
- Collaborate with product, operations, channel, pricing, inside sales, and project teams across the full order lifecycle.
- Resolve technical, quality, and post‑order issues to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Adapt sales strategies to changing market conditions, pricing, and delivery requirements.
- Continuously build technical, commercial, and business expertise through ongoing learning.
- • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
- • Three (3)+ years of experience selling, engineering, or marketing complex engineering solutions in a technical or commercial field
- • 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 relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within 75 miles of Tukwila, WA (98168) will be considered for this position. Active-Duty Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical limitation
- • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- • 3+ years of electrical industry sales experience
- • Knowledge of Seattle area electrical contractors and electrical distributors.
- • Familiarity with electrical distribution equipment including load centers, group metering, and disconnects for residential construction projects.
- • Familiarity with electrical distribution equipment including switchboards, panelboards, automatic transformer switches, safety switches, dry type distribution transformers for commercial construction projects.
- • Familiarity with electrical distribution equipment including low and medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage switches, and medium voltage motor starting solutions used in large commercial construction and industrial projects
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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 $128,750 - $188,750.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Three or more years of experience selling, engineering, or marketing complex engineering solutions in a technical or commercial field
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license
- Must reside within 75 miles of Tukwila, Washington, unless an active-duty service member
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- Three or more years of electrical industry sales experience
- Knowledge of Seattle-area electrical contractors and electrical distributors
- Familiarity with electrical distribution equipment used in residential construction
- Familiarity with electrical distribution equipment used in commercial construction
- Familiarity with low- and medium-voltage equipment used in large commercial construction and industrial projects
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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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