Director, Codes & Standards — Data Center DC Apps

Eaton Corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable incentive program

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Raleigh, NC seeks a Director of Codes & Standards for Data Centers & DC Applications. This high-visibility role connects customer priorities with Eaton’s engineering, product, and standards organizations to anticipate change and address evolving safety and performance needs.

You will monitor UL, NFPA, IEC standards; engage with customers and industry groups; translate requirements into priority actions for committees; and prepare technical communications for product teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent from an accredited institution
• Minimum 15 years of experience in codes and standards, including work with compliance and standards organizations
• Must have or obtain passport and be willing to travel internationally.
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates residing outside a 50 mile radius of Raleigh, NC, Beachwood, OH, Milwaukee, WI, Moon Township, PA or Peachtree City, GA

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for monitoring, interpreting, and communicating codes and standards affecting Eaton’s Electrical and Industrial Sectors, with an emphasis on data centers and DC applications.
• Engage with customers, industry organizations, foundations, and other stakeholders to understand emerging safety, performance, and application concerns.
• Translate customer and market needs into clear standards-related priorities and communicate those priorities to Eaton employees who participate directly on industry standards committees.
• The Director will serve as a bridge between external standards organizations and Eaton’s product groups.
• Influence standards-development activities indirectly by providing Eaton’s committee representatives with customer insights, technical considerations, and recommended positions.
• Monitor newly developed and adopted standards from organizations such as UL, NFPA, IEC, and other applicable standards bodies.
• Evaluate the potential business, safety, performance, and product implications of new or revised standards and communicate those implications to Eaton’s product groups.
• Explain why compliance with newly adopted standards is required and help product organizations understand the timing, scope, and business need associated with the requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between external standards organizations and Eaton’s product groups to ensure awareness of new requirements and support organizational readiness.
• Partner with engineering, product management, sales, and other internal stakeholders to address customer questions involving codes, standards, safety, and product performance.
• Provide standards-related guidance and education to business units and commercial teams supporting data center and DC applications.
• Prepare technical communications, presentations, and educational materials addressing emerging codes, standards, and customer requirements.

Skills

15+ years of codes and standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Eaton Corporation in Raleigh, NC seeks a Director of Codes & Standards for Data Centers & DC Applications. This high-visibility role connects customer priorities with Eaton’s engineering, product, and standards organizations to anticipate change and address evolving safety and performance needs.

You will monitor UL, NFPA, IEC standards; engage with customers and industry groups; translate requirements into priority actions for committees; and prepare technical communications for product teams.