Application Engineer - Data Center, Hyperscale Systems Design

Eaton Corporation•Pleasanton, CA

5d•$167,250 - $245,300•Remote

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking an Application Engineer - Data Center, Hyperscale Systems Design. This is a home-based/remote position and candidates must reside within the United States to be considered for this position. The Application Engineer is a consultative technical sales professional responsible for customers in-house design engineering staff at hyperscale accounts. An application design engineer must possess both strong technical and commercial skills and be experienced in electrical power distribution, power quality, control and rack level power. This position is responsible for working with hyperscale principal design, product and reliability engineering teams to develop Eaton solutions for current and future data center distribution systems needs, medium voltage to rack level power. Externally, this position will be titled “Systems Design Engineer” to better align with hyperscale engineering teams. This position will also be responsible for providing technical product and application leadership for the Global Account Team. They will engage closely with sales and hyperscale teams, and ensure Eaton has cohesive strategy across all hyperscale accounts. They will represent hyperscale accounts during product line roadmap sessions to ensure Eaton’s short-term and long-term strategies position Eaton for success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum seven (7) years of electrical sales/marketing/application engineering experience
Possess a valid driver’s license
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
Technical knowledge regarding the application of power distribution products including medium and low voltage switchgear, panelboards and switchboards, protective relaying and busway
Experience in working with products and applications such as three-phase UPS systems, power distribution units, static transfer switches, remote power panels, power monitoring products (including metering and software), and power control products
Strategic understanding of the U.S. power distribution and data center market
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 interface with electrical consultant principals and lead electrical engineers, as well as facility engineers at data centers
Problem solving skills
Effective communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of an organization, including consultant or end user organizations
Presentation and training skills
Initiative and self-management skills
Proven capability to find creative solutions to solve complex technical application problems
Value selling experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
MBA
Product Line, engineering, and/or field engineering experience
Reliability and/or material science experience
Professional Engineer (PE) License
LEED AP certification
Extensive electrical experience
Knowledge of Eaton electrical products, services and competitors

Responsibilities

Support design engineers at hyperscale accounts, aid in technical design and position Eaton-related products in a preferred position
Act as the primary point of contact for technical and engineering support for the Eaton rep sales teams
Serve as a technical expert within the hyperscale accounts team & offer comprehensive support to account managers for Eaton's full portfolio
Collaborate with MTDC AE team to align future ready Eaton data center solutions
Lead global design efforts and collaborating with global AE team to localize designs for all regions
Facilitate technical collaboration between hyperscale and Eaton’s product lines, supporting product innovation and design recommendations based on customer needs
Represents hyperscale in discussions with Eaton’s data center architect team, provide insight and guidance to long-term roadmap and grid to chip development