Utility Distributor Application Engineer

Eaton Group; Waukesha (WI); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Group in Waukesha, WI is seeking a Utility Distributor Application Engineer to provide technical support for Eaton products and solutions and interface with electrical distributors and customers.

You will conduct product seminars and training, assist customers with design-build opportunities, and provide sales support to distributor sales representatives and electrical distributors, while working in a hybrid-based role within 50 miles of Waukesha.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five years of electrical sales/marketing and/or electrical engineering experience.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• No relocation offered; reside within 50 miles of Waukesha, WI (active‑Duty Military Service members exempt).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for Eaton products and solutions including submittal drawings and interfacing with electrical distributors and their customers
• Conduct product seminars and training on Eaton products and solutions to end users, consultants and sales engineers
• Assist customers with design build opportunities
• Provide sales support to distributor sales representatives (DSR’s) and electrical distributors

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Presentation skills

Sales techniques

Power systems knowledge

Self-management

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

What you’ll do:

• Provide technical support for Eaton products and solutions including submittal drawings and interfacing with electrical distributors and their customers
• Conduct product seminars and training on Eaton products and solutions to end users, consultants and sales engineers
• Assist customers with design build opportunities
• Provide sales support to distributor sales representatives (DSR’s) and electrical distributors

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of electrical sales/marketing and/or electrical engineering experience
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Waukesha, WI to be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledge of Eaton electrical products, services and competitors
• Electrical utility knowledge
• Electrical product knowledge
• Value selling experience

Skills:

• Possess excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Skillful at leading teams, consensus building and mentoring
• Initiative and self-management skills
• Presentation and training skills
• Understanding of selling techniques and Eaton’s capabilities
• Technical knowledge regarding the application of power systems products
• Possess knowledge of products, markets channels and associated applications
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Utility Distributor Application Engineer. This is a hybrid-based position and candidates must reside within 50 miles of our Waukesha, WI location to be considered for the position.

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 $123,750 - $181,500.

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.

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.