Load Management Solutions Leader - West Region

Eaton Group; Chandler (AZ); A distancia; USD 97.000 - 143.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Eaton seeks a Load Management Solutions Leader to champion our Smart Grid portfolio within the Utility Digital Solutions organization. This remote, highly visible leadership role blends strategic vision with hands-on customer engagement to accelerate grid modernization for utilities across the Western region.

You will advise Public Power and IOUs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and own relationships with key regional customers.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years in electrical engineering, product marketing, operations or product sales.
• U.S. residency required in NM/ID/AZ/CO/NV/UT per posting; travel within Western region ~50%.
• Eaton will not sponsor immigration or work authorization for this position.

Responsabilidades

• Advise utilities on optimizing Demand Response goals using Smart Grid solutions.
• Lead load management consulting for the region's largest utility customers.
• Serve as Voice of Customer to Product Development; collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Services.
• Advise on communications network rollout and maintenance including RF Mesh, gateway, relays, and meters.
• Monitor network health and implement optimization strategies affecting demand response systems.
• Support regional field activities to maintain SLAs and customer satisfaction.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical

Communication

Customer service

Entrepreneurial spirit

Interpersonal skills

Educación

Electrical Engineering degree

Herramientas

RF Systems

Cellular communications

Enterprise software

Descripción del empleo

Eaton's Electrical Engineering Services & Solutions (EESS) division is seeking a dynamic Load Management Solutions Leader to champion our Smart Grid portfolio within the Utility Digital Solutions (UDS) organization. This highly visible leadership role combines strategic vision with hands‑on customer engagement, empowering utilities to accelerate grid modernization, enhance reliability, and drive digital transformation.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to a diverse customer base, including Public Power organizations (municipalities and cooperatives) and Investor‑Owned Utilities (IOUs). The successful candidate will work at the intersection of technology, innovation, and customer success, partnering closely with utility leaders and Eaton's cross‑functional ecosystem to identify challenges, uncover opportunities, and deliver impactful Smart Grid solutions that create measurable business value.

This is a remote position for candidates residing in New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, or Utah, with approximately 50% travel required throughout the Western region to support customer engagement and business growth initiatives.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.

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:

• Provide expertise to assist assigned customers in making decisions to properly utilize the system to achieve their expected value and to meet their Demand Response goals.
• Responsible for supporting our largest utility customers in the region as a lead load management consultant
• Major channel of Voice of Customer into Product Development. Collaborative SME relationship with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Services.
• Advises customers on best practices for communication network rollout and maintenance including the continuous improvement of RF Mesh Infrastructure, gateway, relays, and meter
• Analyzes network health and implement optimization strategies that may impact demand response systems
• Advise and support on the ground activity local to regionally assigned utility customers if so needed to restore or maintain system performance to SLA levels.
• Track on the ground issues and risks for selected regional customers and provide a channel of escalation into Eaton for corrective actions as necessary to the health of the system and customer relationship. Represents the highest level of technical escalation available for Load Management technical problems within UDS before Engineering becomes involved.
• Coordination with project managers at a program level for deployment projects in the region
• Owns industry and 3rd party relationships that impact or directly serve key regional customers for this product line such as PacifiCorp DR program staff in Salt Lake City and Portland as well as their contractors, Cache Valley Electric that facilitates maintenance aspects and Franklin Energy that facilitates end user recruitment and DR device installation.
• Help ensure that Eaton’s Support, Engineering and Operations teams are doing what is needed to ensure customer SLAs are met.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

• 5+ years of engineering, product marketing, operations or product sales in the electrical industry

• 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 H1B, H1‑B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• All candidates must reside within one of the states listed on the job posting considering the regional travel for this role. No relocation will be offered for this role. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Electrical Engineering or similar Engineering background
• Specific experience with Electrical Utility equipment and practices, particularly in the area of Load Management.
• Experience with Radio Frequency and Cellular Communications Systems
• Experience with Communications Hardware, Firmware, and Enterprise Software systems.
• Proven demonstrated skills in teamwork, time management, customer service skills, and ability to multi‑task in an interrupt‑based environment
• Strong understanding of controls development processes, communication protocols, cybersecurity requirements, software and solutions, and agile program management processes.

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Prior business experience with utility industry, specifically in the areas of Demand Response, Demand Management and/or Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programs and products preferred.
• Hands‑on technical experience with utility systems, including Grid Automation, AMI and Demand Response software and or hardware.
• Strong leadership and customer relationship skills with a track record of successful customer outcomes.
• Excellent strategic thinking, analytical, problem‑solving, and business modeling skills with ability to use data to drive decision‑making.
• Ability to thrive in a complex utility environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence and persuade.
• Curious learner with an entrepreneurial spirit that has relentless drive to experiment and explore innovative possibilities.
• Can work outdoors and lift up to 35 lbs in a safe and proper manner.
• Ability to drive extended distances as business requires

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 application window for this position is anticipated to close on October 28, 2026.

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.