Commercial Engineer and Codes & Standards Manager

Eaton Corporation•Ellisville, MO

2d•$146,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is hiring a Commercial Engineer and Codes & Standards Manager to lead Bussmann’s customer-facing technical organization and codes and standards agenda. The role is accountable for the Shape (Codes & Standards) and Enable (technical enablement and winning) pillars of the Bussmann Marketing operating model. It owns Bussmann’s codes and standards strategy and leadership, coordinated with broader Eaton positions, and establishes Eaton’s voice in the electrical industry through standards-board participation, industry and government relationships, publications, and presentations. The position is based in Ellisville, Missouri, with a hybrid schedule of three days on-site and two days remote. It requires up to 50% annual travel, including international travel. Relocation assistance may be available to qualified candidates in the United States. The role is eligible for a variable incentive program, in addition to the stated annual salary range of $146,000–$215,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
At least 8 years of experience, including proven leadership of one or more of the following: field application engineering teams, application engineering teams, or technical sales engineering teams.
At least 3 years of experience as a manager of people.
Strong working knowledge of the NEC and product standards, and of how code changes affect competitive position.
Credibility with customers, specifiers, and inspectors.
Strong commercial and communication skills.
Excellent presentation and public-speaking skills, including presentations to industry and governmental groups.
Strategic planning ability and technical aptitude for emerging technologies.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with industry associations, standards bodies, and regulators.
Ability to generate Voice of Customer insights and translate them into actionable insight.
Willingness and ability to travel, including internationally, up to 50% annually.
Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability.

Nice To Haves

At least 8 years of experience with overcurrent or circuit protection, including experience with fuse and circuit-protection manufacturers.
At least 5 years of experience building technical training programs.
Past participation in code-making or standards panels such as NFPA, UL, CSA, or IEC.

Responsibilities

Own Bussmann’s codes and standards strategy, priorities, and code-cycle roadmap across NEC/NFPA, UL, CSA, IEC, NEMA, IEEE, and related forums, considering emerging technology and regulatory trends and coordinating with Eaton’s Director, Codes & Standards – Electrical Sector.
Assess how material code and standards changes affect overcurrent protection and fuses, and lead Bussmann’s response when changes could be unfavorable to fuses.
Establish and grow Bussmann’s representation on codes, standards, and regulatory boards; assign and develop team members to cover priority panels and committees, with primary and backup coverage.
Develop Bussmann’s technical positions and codes and standards proposals, escalating material positions to the Marketing Director for approval.
Build national relationships with industry associations and represent Eaton and industry positions to electrical industry and governmental groups.
Author and direct publications, articles, white papers, and presentations on technology and regulatory issues, and participate in Eaton technology innovation summits.
Translate standards changes into product, certification, training, and market implications for Product Managers.
Lead the Field Application Engineering (FAE) team in originating qualified field opportunities and routing them to the owning Product Manager; assign FAE and Application Engineering capacity to priority opportunities while protecting core customer support.
Own conversion of priority opportunities, including securing or protecting specifications and winning competitive conversions, in partnership with Product Managers and the NAS Sales team.
Through the Manager – Application Engineering, deliver timely and accurate application support, technical documentation, and technical marketing collateral with source-of-truth controls.
Own the technical training strategy and curriculum for customers, distributors, and Sales, delivered at headquarters and in the field.
Shape the technical content, demonstrations, and applications presented in the Bussmann Experience Center through a functional relationship with its manager.
Build technical team capability through coaching, succession planning for critical knowledge and panel seats, and clear career paths.
Own the quarterly Codes, Standards & Growth Outlook and a disciplined operating rhythm, routing field and customer insights to the owning Product Manager.