Regional Application Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Highland, IL

4d•$143,250 - $210,100•Remote

About The Position

Eaton’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is currently seeking a Regional Application Engineer to support the commercial and industrial markets as part of the Regional Sales team. This is a remote role with approximately 50% travel, based in one of these locations within the Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The GEIS Application Engineer is a consultative, technical sales professional responsible for supporting electrical consultants, designers, end users and specifiers that serve the commercial, institutional, industrial, and government municipality markets within the Region. The GEIS Application Engineer must possess both strong technical and commercial skills and be experienced with electrical in electrical power distribution and control systems typically applied in these markets. The primary function of the Regional Application Engineer is to achieve acceptability of Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds and B-Line series electrical infrastructure products in the marketplace, while providing technical leadership and mentoring for sales engineers, outside rep agencies, and to both internal and external customers. This position is responsible for collaborating with electrical consultants and specifying engineers to assist in the application, layout and specification of electrical harsh and hazardous environment equipment, electrical equipment structural solutions, and industrial lighting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum five (5) years of electrical sales and/or electrical engineering experience
Must possess a valid driver’s license
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates residing in of the following locations (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
10+ years of related sales experience
Professional Engineer (PE) License
Knowledgeable of Eaton Electrical products, services, and competitive offerings

Responsibilities

Lead technical pre-sale application and technical support for Crouse-Hinds and B-Line series products with related consulting firms in assigned sales geographies to better position Eaton in the market.
Provide technical application support on target projects including drawing reviews, contributions to sales pursuit strategies, and through interface with key stakeholders involved in the design and specification of the electrical infrastructure systems.
Assist customers with design-build opportunities, lighting audits, and other consultative activities.
Provide strategic technical leadership and mentoring in support of the sales teams in the assigned sales geographies.
Conduct product seminars and training on Crouse-Hinds and B-Line series products and solutions to consultants, specifiers, end users, channel partners, and sales engineers.
Work with product lines on the development of tools and literature focused on power system designers and provide voice-of-customer input to drive product development.