United States Job Openings

Eaton

Project Engineer

Arden

October 12, 2024

Eaton is currently seeking a Field Account Project Engineer to join our team. This position will be strategically based in Arden, North Carolina (Asheville) while supporting customers in Eaton Electricals’ geographic space or specific customer verticals.


Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The salary for this role is $78,000 a year. This position offers a one-time $6,000 signing bonus.

What you’ll do:

The primary function of the Field Account Project Engineer is to serve as the technical liaison between the product lines, field sales and the customer during the execution of Large and Major complex project orders. In this role, you will have technical ownership of the order and creates a positive customer experience through a proactive approach to project support and issue resolution. The Project Engineer leverages centralized resources to manage documentation and resolve issues and builds relationships across customers and Eaton facilities to deliver a successful project. You will work independently on daily tasks, taking direction from Project Manager, Sales Engineers, and the Project Management Organization (PMO) Management Team.

In this function you will:


  • Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers in assigned territory.
  • Interpret customer plans and specifications to provide accurate information on project orders.
  • Develop and execute proactive order entry strategies that will facilitate order fulfillment and technical support as well as minimize order delay.
  • Serve as the customer’s advocate by relaying the appropriate level of urgency to peer contacts in the operations and escalating issues as required to management.
  • Use Eaton’s Order Management system for product configuration, changes, and pricing.
  • Provide technical support and follow through on warranty issues.
  • Coordinate and interpret Plant Drawings.
  • Work closely with the Project Management Team including Project Managers, Sales Engineers, Project Coordinators, other Project Engineers, and the Documentation Team.
  • Leverage centralized resources to create and manage project submittal and Operating & Maintenance documentation.
  • Manage daily phone and email activity, providing directions, solutions, and updates.
  • Pursue continuous learning of products and applications related to engineered products.
  • Take leading role in developing, mentoring, and monitoring on-the-job training for new and existing less experienced Project Engineers.
  • Represent sales at customer witness tests, inspections, and on-board approval meetings/visits.
  • Perform all other duties as required by Management.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a graduation date before August 2025
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future


Preferred qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field.
  • Prior sales and/or sales support experience.


Position Criteria:


  • Possess technical sales aptitude, market channel knowledge and power distribution expertise.
  • Capable of working in a team environment, using strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to establish customer relationships within the market area while maintaining and growing existing customer relationships.
  • Possess necessary computer skills including: Adobe Acrobat, Auto CAD, Internet applications, Microsoft Office applications, and other product configuration tools.
  • Possess organizational, presentation, training, and planning skills.
  • Knowledgeable of market and industry issues, key trends, and surround competitors.
  • Ability to travel 10% of the time.

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 considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.
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