Application Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking an Application Engineer to join the North American Sales team in Pleasanton, CA or Roseville, CA. You will lead design, development and validation of Eaton products while mentoring sales engineers and coordinating with consultants and customers.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering Eaton solutions to power distribution systems across the Bay Area and Greater Sacramento region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five (5) years of electrical sales and/or electrical engineering experience.
• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
• No relocation assistance; candidates must reside within 75 miles of Pleasanton, CA or Roseville, CA.
• Eaton will not sponsor immigration or work authorization for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and validation of Eaton products and service applications.
• Provide efficient pre-sales application and technical support to customers and sales teams.
• Call on electrical engineers at consulting firms to assist with technical design and product positioning.
• Conduct product seminars and training for end users, consultants and sales engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Power distribution

Electrical engineering

Presentation & training

Mentoring

Value selling

Project design & validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

PE License

Job description

Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking an Application Engineer to join its team. This role can be based in Pleasanton, CA, or Roseville, CA, and will focus on power distribution solutions across the Bay Area and Greater Sacramento region. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to lead the design, development, and validation of Eaton products and service applications while serving as a technical leader and mentor. The role supports major projects, drives product acceptance and specifications in the marketplace, and delivers technical expertise to customers, consultants, and sales teams.

What you’ll do:

The primary function of the Application Engineer is to achieve acceptability of Eaton’s Electrical products in the marketplace, while providing technical leadership and mentoring for sales engineers, OEMs, outside rep agencies, and to both internal and external customers. This position will be responsible for leading the design, development and validation of Eaton products and service applications. This position will be familiar with competitive product offerings and be able to position Eaton products to best compete against competitive products.

The primary functions include; providing efficient and accurate pre-sale application and technical support by analyzing and recommending solutions to meet customer’s needs; manage daily phone and email activity while providing directions, solutions, and recommendations; effectively communicate product value proposition and product line strategies; review and provide feedback on product literature developed by product line; provide feedback to product marketing and engineering regarding information, cross reference data, renewal parts information, technical drawings, and any other technical documentation found in hard copy or on the website; serve on special teams to enhance team performance and drive process improvement , productivity, customer satisfaction, and high performance work culture; and provide training to Technical Support Engineers.

• You will call on electrical engineers at related consulting firms across the assigned sales territory to assist with technical design and position Eaton related products in a preferred position
• You will provide support on major projects including submittals drawings and interfacing with the customer and project consultants
• You will work with institutional end users to gain acceptance and promote Eaton products
• You will conduct product seminars and training on Eaton products and solutions to: end users, consultants and sales engineers
• You will assist customers with design build opportunities.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of electrical sales and/or electrical engineering experience
• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
• No relocation assistance will be provided for this role. Candidates must currently reside within 75 miles of either Pleasanton, CA or Roseville, CA. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• A Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Knowledgeable of Eaton Electrical products, services and competitors

Skills:

• 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 assist with the layout and design Control and Monitoring Systems using Eaton’s assembly and component products
• Skillful at leading teams, consensus building, and mentoring
• Initiative and self-management skills
• Value selling experience
• Electrical product knowledge
• Presentation and training skills
• Understanding of selling techniques and Eaton’s capabilities
• Technical knowledge regarding the application of Power Distribution products
• Proficient on some or all of the following: Power Quality and reliability products and applications, Power Monitoring products and application, Power control products and applications.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with Electrical Consultant Principals and Lead Electrical Engineers, as well as Facility Engineers at Universities, Municipalities and End Users
• Possess knowledge of products, markets channels and associated applications
• Ability to travel up to 25%

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $172,500 - $252,500.

Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.