Product Line Applications Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Asheville, NC

8d•$113,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is seeking a Product Line Applications Engineer at its Arden, North Carolina facility. The role serves as a technical expert for medium-voltage motor controls and drives product lines, supporting customers, sales teams, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations. It translates customer requirements into technically sound and commercially viable solutions while contributing to product growth, competitive positioning, and customer satisfaction. The position combines application engineering expertise with product-line knowledge to support quotations, product development and enhancements, strategic initiatives, and market expansion. The engineer develops technical documentation and complex drawings and bills of material, validates product selection, costing assumptions, and technical risks, and helps position solutions during commercial discussions. The role also supports equipment applications, coordinates mechanical and electrical interfaces, assists production and purchasing teams in interpreting customer requirements, and helps resolve post-shipment issues. It includes complex development and application projects, product-line training and guidance, technical coaching, and collaboration with product management and design teams on product improvements and new offerings. The expected annual salary range is $113,000–$165,000. No relocation benefit is offered; candidates generally must be within 75 miles of Arden, North Carolina, with an exception for active-duty military service members. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Benefits include health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; availability may depend on eligibility factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
At least 5 years of experience in electrical engineering, application engineering, controls engineering, or technical sales support.
At least 2 years of experience with applicable industry standards, including IEEE, NEMA, UL, NEC, ANSI, and IEC.
Must be eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
Candidates generally must reside within 75 miles of Arden, North Carolina; active-duty military service member candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution.
Familiarity with IEC and IEEE/NEMA design practices and global medium-voltage applications.
Programming, testing, or controls experience.
Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers, sales teams, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations to develop technical solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with SAP, CRM systems, or product configurator tools.
Ten years of product-related experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze technical specifications, drawings, and customer application requirements; prepare accurate engineering documentation, including drawings and bills of material, aligned with manufacturing and supply chain processes.
Validate product selections, costing assumptions, and technical risks before quotation release.
Support commercial negotiations with technical clarification and value-based solution positioning.
Develop complex drawings and bills of material based on established product designs, with sufficient detail to convey the purchaser’s equipment application.
Consult with plant and field sales engineers to interpret and define new equipment applications.
Coordinate mechanical and electrical interfaces with other products.
Advise frontend engineering, operations, and purchasing on interpreting information for accurate production in accordance with purchaser requirements.
Consult with product warranties to resolve issues after equipment is shipped, as needed.
Conduct complex development and application projects.
Provide training, instruction, and guidance to product-line team members on products and marketing and service methods.
Act as a product-line subject matter expert and provide technical resources and coaching to engineering and quoting teams.
Provide technical training and guidance to customers and service teams.
Analyze needs and recommend revisions to department policies and procedures.
Collaborate with product management and design teams to identify product improvements and new offerings.