Lead Product Sales Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Lathrup Village, MI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Lead Product Sales Engineer. This is a hybrid work opportunity for candidates residing within 50 miles of Eaton’s Southfield, MI campus. The Sales Engineer is responsible for supporting key customer accounts and the overall day-to-day business relationship between Power Connections and key customers. You will report to the commercial leader and will be responsible for supporting and promoting Power Connections products and solutions within the assigned territory. You will work together with entire Power Connections Sales & Engineering teams to drive maximum penetration of Power Connections products across OEM’s & Tiers.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
Minimum five (5) years of engineering experience
Minimum three (3) years of experience within the automotive industry
Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius of Southfield MI to be considered. (Active Duty Military service members are exempt from this geographical limitation)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Experience in sales engineering, applications engineering or similar role, working with OEM’s
Experience working with EV/High Voltage/Connectors
Experience selling terminals, connectors, eyelets and busbars
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross functionally and to influence without direct authority
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and computer skills (i.e. Power Point, Excel & Word)
Strong results-orientation and execution characteristics
Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently
Ability and willingness to travel as required

Responsibilities

Learn Power Connections products, capabilities and value add options
Work as a member of the OEM DRE team to support product and platform launch execution
Develop and maintain relationships at multiple levels in the customer base to for Eaton to be strategic
Serve as the initial Power Connections face to customer, potentially located onsite at OEM office.
Assist Program / Platform teams in defining requirements, design evaluations, and validation
Manage Sample Orders, Tracking, and Delivery
Manage all projects in OEM engineering project, release, and management systems, acting as the Eaton lead, coordinating all required next steps with the appropriate Eaton cross functional team member(s).
Monitor customer project timing and milestones, ensuring Eaton project timing meets the needs of the customer. Identify and escalate gaps to leadership and cross functional team as required.
Release Drawings, Part Numbers, write Work Orders, manage 5-Phases, Open Issues
Effectively communicate with all other automotive team members to promote the business needs of the territory to foster growth