Commercial Engineer and Codes & Standards Manager

Eaton Corporation; Ellisville (MO); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Ellisville, MO is seeking a Commercial Engineer and Codes & Standards Manager on a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site / 2 days remote). This role leads Bussmann's codes & standards agenda and builds the technical enablement and market strategy across overcurrent protection.

The position offers relocation assistance for qualified U.S. candidates and requires travel up to 50% annually, with a salary range of $146,000 – $215,000 per year and eligibility for a variable incentive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• 8+ years of experience including leadership in engineering or technical sales teams.
• At least 3 years as a people manager.
• Willing to relocate to Ellisville, MO and travel up to 50% annually.

Responsibilities

• Own codes & standards strategy and code-cycle roadmap across NEC/NFPA, UL, CSA, IEC, and IEEE.
• Lead field applications and technical enablement to win specifications.
• Represent Eaton with industry associations and standards boards.
• Translate standards changes into product and training implications.
• Develop and mentor technical staff and create a strong bench.

Skills

NEC & standards

Customer engagement

Public speaking

Strategic planning

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Commercial Engineer and Codes & Standards Manager. This role will take place out of Ellisville, MO with a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site / 2 days remote). We are able to offer relocation assistance for qualified candidates in the United States. This individual is expected to do up to 50% travel annually.

The primary function of the Commercial Engineering and Codes & Standards Manager is to lead Bussmann's customer-facing technical organization and its codes & standards agenda: winning specifications and conversions, enabling customers and Sales, and protecting and shaping the market for overcurrent protection. The position is accountable for the Shape (Codes & Standards) and Enable (technical enablement and winning) pillars of the Bussmann Marketing operating model, and owns Bussmann's codes and standards strategy and leadership, coordinated with broader Eaton positions. This Manager also establishes Eaton's voice in the electrical industry through standards board participation, industry and government relationships, publications and presentations.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $146000 - $215000 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:

• Own Bussmann's codes & standards strategy, priorities and code-cycle roadmap (NEC/NFPA, UL, CSA, IEC, NEMA, IEEE and related forums), including emerging technology and regulatory trends (e.g., DC power, data centers, EV), coordinated with Eaton's Director, Codes & Standards – Electrical Sector.
• Ensure Bussmann understands the overcurrent protection implications of every material code and standards change; for example, when a code change is unfavorable to fuses, assesses the impact on fuses and leads the response.
• Establish and grows Bussmann's seats on codes, standards and regulatory boards, and assigns and develops team members to cover priority panels and committees with primary and backup coverage.
• Develop Bussmann's technical positions and codes & standards proposals, and escalates material positions to the Marketing Director for approval.
• Build and strengthens national relationships with industry associations (e.g., NEMA, NFPA, IAEI) and represents Eaton and industry positions to electrical industry and governmental groups.
• Author and directs publications, articles, white papers and presentations that establish Eaton's position on technology and regulatory issues, and participates in Eaton technology innovation summits.
• Translate standards changes into product, certification, training and market implications for Product Managers.
• Lead the FAE team as hunters, originating qualified opportunities in the field and routing them to the owning Product Manager, and deploys FAE and Application Engineering capacity against priority opportunities while protecting core customer support.
• Own conversion of priority opportunities (specifications secured or protected, competitive conversions won), partnering with Product Managers and the NAS Sales team.
• Deliver, through the Manager – Application Engineering, timely and accurate application support, technical documentation and technical marketing collateral with source-of-truth controls, and owns technical training strategy and curriculum for customers, distributors and Sales, delivered at headquarters and in the field.
• Shape the technical content, demonstrations and applications displayed in the Bussmann Experience Center through a functional relationship with the Experience Center Manager (who reports to the Commercial Engagement Manager), so the Center reflects priority applications, code changes and Bussmann's overcurrent protection position.
• Build a strong technical bench through coaching, succession for critical knowledge and panel seats, and clear career paths, and owns the quarterly Codes, Standards & Growth Outlook and a disciplined operating rhythm, routing field and customer insight to the owning Product Manager.

Qualifications:

• Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• 8 years of experience including proven leadership of one or more of the following:
  • Field application engineering teams
  • Application engineering teams
  • Technical sales engineering teams
• At least 3 years of experience as a manager of people.
• 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, O1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 8 years of experience with overcurrent/circuit protection, including with fuse and circuit-protection manufacturers.
• 5 years of experience building technical training programs.
• Past participation in code-making or standards panels (NFPA, UL, CSA, IEC).

Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of the NEC and product standards, and of how code changes affect competitive position.
• Credibility with customers, specifiers and inspectors.
• Strong commercial and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills, including to industry and governmental groups.
• Strategic planning ability and technical aptitude for emerging technologies.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with industry associations, standards bodies and regulators.
• Ability to generate Voice of Customer and translate it into actionable insight.

Additional Information:

• Critical outside contacts include code-making panels and standards bodies, industry associations (e.g., NEMA, IAEI) and governmental groups, specifiers, inspectors, key customers and Eaton Group Codes & Standards.
• Authority to develop Bussmann technical positions within approved direction; material
• Travel, including international travel, to customers, standards meetings and industry events is required (up to 50% annually).

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