Application Engineer

Eaton Corporation•San Antonio, TX

8d•$143,250 - $210,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking an Application Engineer. This position is a consultative, technical sales professional responsible for supporting electrical consultants (power system designers) and in-house engineering staff at end user customers with critical power infrastructure. These end users include: data centers (enterprise data centers, multi-tenant data centers), and customers within the commercial, institutional, government, and hyperscale markets. An application engineer must possess both strong technical and commercial skills and be experienced in electrical power distribution, power quality, and control. This position is responsible for working with electrical consultants and specifying engineers to assist in the layout and specification of critical power systems, medium voltage, and low voltage power distribution systems. This position will also be responsible for providing technical product and application leadership for external clients, as well as technical mentoring for Eaton sales engineers and account managers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum seven (7) years of electrical sales/marketing and/or engineering experience
Possess a valid driver’s license
Ability to travel 25% of the time
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
Technical knowledge regarding the application of critical power solutions, 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
Ability to travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
A Professional Engineer (PE) License
LEED AP certification
Extensive electrical experience
Knowledge of Eaton electrical products, services and competitors

Responsibilities

Support electrical engineers at the consulting firms serving the Gulf Region, aiding technical design and positioning Eaton related products in a preferred position
Act as the primary point of contact for technical and engineering support for the in-house engineering staff and design teams at the assigned customer account base
Serve as a technical expert within the Gulf Region Mission Critical team, offering comprehensive support to Sales engineers and account managers for Eaton's full portfolio, including ARS and CPS products
Aid the Gulf Region Mission Critical team on large bids including submittals drawings, technical interpretation, and interfacing with the consultant and owner
Facilitate technical collaboration between assigned customer base and Eaton’s product lines, supporting product innovation and providing design recommendations based on customer needs
Conduct product seminars and training on Eaton products and solutions at targeted consultant firms and key end customers
Provide mentoring and training to Gulf Region Sales Engineers across multiple verticals, and other employees within and outside of the NAS organization