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This is a home-based/remote position and candidates must reside within the United States to be considered for this position.\nWhat you’ll do:\nPosition Overview:\nThe Application Engineer is a consultative technical sales professional responsible for customers in-house design engineering staff at hyperscale accounts. An application design engineer must possess both strong technical and commercial skills and be experienced in electrical power distribution, power quality, control and rack level power.\nThis position is responsible for working with hyperscale principal design, product and reliability engineering teams to develop Eaton solutions for current and future data center distribution systems needs, medium voltage to rack level power. Externally, this position will be titled “Systems Design Engineer” to better align with hyperscale engineering teams. This position will also be responsible for providing technical product and application leadership for the Global Account Team. They will engage closely with sales and hyperscale teams, and ensure Eaton has cohesive strategy across all hyperscale accounts. They will represent hyperscale accounts during product line roadmap sessions to ensure Eaton’s short-term and long-term strategies position Eaton for success.\nIn this function you will:\nSupport design engineers at hyperscale accounts, aid in technical design and position Eaton-related products in a preferred position\nAct as the primary point of contact for technical and engineering support for the Eaton rep sales teams\nServe as a technical expert within the hyperscale accounts team & offer comprehensive support to account managers for Eaton's full portfolio\nCollaborate with MTDC AE team to align future ready Eaton data center solutions\nLead global design efforts and collaborating with global AE team to localize designs for all regions\nFacilitate technical collaboration between hyperscale and Eaton’s product lines, supporting product innovation and design recommendations based on customer needs\nRepresents hyperscale in discussions with Eaton’s data center architect team, provide insight and guidance to long-term roadmap and grid to chip development\nQualifications:\nRequired (Basic) Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited institution\nMinimum seven (7) years of electrical sales/marketing/application engineering experience\nPossess a valid driver’s license\nNo relocation benefit is offered for this position. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution\nMBA\nProduct Line, engineering, and/or field engineering experience\nReliability and/or material science experience\nProfessional Engineer (PE) License\nLEED AP certification\nExtensive electrical experience\nKnowledge of Eaton electrical products, services and competitors\nSkills:\nPosition Criteria:\nPossess excellent communication skills\nMust be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future\nTechnical knowledge regarding the application of power distribution products including medium and low voltage switchgear, panelboards and switchboards, protective relaying and busway\nExperience in working with products and applications such as three-phase UPS systems, power distribution units, static transfer switches, remote power panels, power monitoring products (including metering and software), and power control products\nStrategic understanding of the U.S. power distribution and data center market\nAbility to write technical specifications for new projects in a manner that will put Eaton in an advantageous position when the project is bid\nAbility to interface with electrical consultant principals and lead electrical engineers, as well as facility engineers at data centers\nProblem solving skills\nEffective communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of an organization, including consultant or end user organizations\nPresentation and training skills\nInitiative and self-management skills\nProven capability to find creative solutions to solve complex technical application problems\nValue selling experience\nAbility to travel up to 50% (closer to 35%)\nAll 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.\nThe compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $167,250 - $245,300.\nBase salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.\nThe application window for this position is anticipated to close on August 6, 2026.\nWe 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.\nEaton 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.\nYou 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.\nTo 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.\nWe 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. 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