Application Engineer - Critical Power Projects

Eaton Group; Jeffersontown (KY); Remote; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Eaton Group is seeking an Application Engineer for its Critical Power Projects team. This fully remote role offers up to 10% travel and is open to candidates in Kentucky and nearby states. The expected salary range is $86,000 to $126,000 per year, with eligibility for a variable incentive program.

The position emphasizes proposal development, cost estimation, and technical liaison with customers, UPS plants, and project teams. No relocation or sponsorship is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or a Business degree with Engineering/Technical Experience.
• Experience in electrical contractor estimating / proposal writing and application engineering for UPS and power distribution equipment.
• 3 years of field experience in electrical contracting or UPS system work can substitute degree.
• No relocation; candidate must reside in listed states.
• No immigration sponsorship or CPT/OPT support.

Responsibilities

• Interpret project specifications and drawings; assist Sales with technical proposals and bid packages for UPS systems.
• Create proposals for projects under $2M and price sheets for management review.
• Lead cost estimates and participate with the bid team.
• Act as a technical liaison with Customers, UPS plants, Sales and Project Operations.
• Review proposals for correct BOM and content; document control and handoffs.
• Travel up to 10% per year within the region; visit customer sites as needed.

Skills

Proposal writing

Electrical systems

UPS systems

Power distribution

Education

Electrical Engineering Technology

Business with Engineering/Technical Experience

Hands-on field experience (3 years)

Tools

BidManager

VISTA

SAP

CPQ

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Eaton's Critical Power Projects team has an exciting opportunity for an Application Engineer. This fully remote position offers10% travel and is open to candidates residing in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, or Florida.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 a year.

This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

• Interpret project specifications and drawings and provide detailed responses, including assisting Sales with technical proposals/bid packages specific to UPS Systems. UPS systems include equipment only requests up to and including turnkey installations of UPS equipment and other ancillary equipment.
• Create proposals for projects <$2M and price sheets to be reviewed with management for all assigned projects.
• Lead the financial development and approval of cost estimates for proposals with bid team. Bid team can be comprised of project managers, engineering department, managers, other peer team members, risk management team and sales.
• Be a technical liaison for the Critical Power Projects business to Customers, UPS plants, Sales, and Project Operations groups.
• Review Critical Power Projects proposals for correct Bill of Material and content.
• Periodically visit customer sites to review project details and gather technical inputs for accurate proposal recommendations. Travel may be up to 10% per year in the region.
• Review orders upon receipt to assure accuracy.
• Interface with Project Execution team for proposal hand off with order summary information
• Assist project team by maintaining an accurate set of project/proposal documents.
• Develop schedule of values or milestone billing schedules for proposals

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Electrical Engineering Technology OR a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Business with Engineering/Technical Experience and a minimum of 1 years’ experience in electrical contractor estimating / proposal writing, application engineering, on UPS and power distribution equipment
• In lieu of degree, a minimum of 3 years' experience in electrical contractor estimating / proposal writing, application engineering, on UPS and power distribution equipment or field experience working, repairing and installing UPS Systems.
• No relocation is being offered for this position. Candidate must reside in one of the states listed to be considered for this role. Active duty military candidates are exempt from this restriction
• 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 Engineering Technology OR Business Degree with Engineering/Technical Experience OR an equivalency of 3 years hands-on field service experience and/or proposal generation experience specifically related to maintaining and modernizing electrical power distribution and UPS systems.
• Experience with proposal development in both private sector and government bids; experience with proposal development for all of Eaton's end markets (Industrial, Commercial, Healthcare, Utility, Institutional and Government).
• Experience with government proposal procedures, including developing proposals for the PCCIE contract, technical and price proposal separation, reps and certifications, and government evaluation factors.
• Experience with BidManager, VISTA, SAP, CPQ, full Microsoft Suite
• Experience in writing and reviewing subcontractor work scopes and Subcontractor agreements; preferred experience with GSA purchasing procedures; being able to evaluate proposals for specification compliance; experience with risk evaluation and risk management.

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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on November 10th, 2026.

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• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid and unpaid time away from work

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