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This is a hybrid role located in our Arden, NC facility.\nWhat you’ll do:\nThe primary function of the Senior 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 sized project orders. In this role, you will have technical ownership of the order and create 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 while building relationships across customers and Eaton facilities to deliver a successful project. This position works independently on daily tasks while also collaborating with the project and sales teams.\nMaking 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.\nIn this function you will:\nAct as the technical liaison and point of contact between customers, sales, and factories to efficiently carry out technical order configuration, documentation, and warranty resolutions.\nDevelop and maintain relationships with external customers (end customers, distribution, contractors) and internal customers (sales, plants, services) for assigned projects\nReview and interpret project specific contract drawings and specifications ensuring technical accuracy and compliance\nManage technical changes to the bill of material - leading coordination and verification with plant engineering teams\nCoordinate and interpret engineered-to-order drawings to build customer documentation packages and answer project specific technical questions\nLeverage centralized resources to create, manage and own project specific documentation including but not limited to customer Submittal packages, Construction drawings, Operation and Maintenance Manuals, and As-built drawings\nServe as the customer’s advocate and escalation point by relaying the appropriate level of urgency to contacts in Eaton’s manufacturing facilities and escalating issues as required to management\nPursue continuous learning of Eaton products and applications related to engineered products\nCollaborates independently and maintains relationships with Sales Engineers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, other Project Engineers, and the Documentation Team\nLead verbal or written communication with internal and external stakeholders to address technical scope and design concerns\nDevelop and execute proactive order entry strategies that will facilitate order fulfillment and technical support as well as minimize order delay.\nAnalyze and communicate project risks and financial impacts based on technical changes or requirements\nManage daily phone and email activity, providing directions, solutions and updates.\nLead training and shadowing for new hire Project Engineers\nPerform all other duties as required by Management.\nProvide warranty/quality technical support for customer issues:o Review issue, related drawings/specifications and BidManager configurations to determine warranty validity\no Provide basic troubleshooting with the customer using schematics, drawings, and product manuals\no Diagnose the issue and gather all required technical data for plant quality team\no Coordinate plant, customer, and services as required to resolve the issue\n\nQualifications:\nRequired (Basic) Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited institution\nMinimum 3 years of work experience in sales, sales support, technical role or applicable field\nRelocation is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Arden, NC to be considered.\nEaton 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 H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field\nElectrical industry expertise and product knowledge\nPrior engineering, sales and/or sales support experience\nProficiency in applications required for job function including, but not limited to, Eaton BidManager, AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, customer quality management tools, ERP systems, and Microsoft O365\nSkills:\nPosition Criteria:\nPossess technical sales aptitude, market channel knowledge and power distribution expertise\nCapable of working in a team environment, using strong communication and interpersonal skills\nAbility to establish customer relationships within the market area while maintaining and growing existing customer relationships\nKnowledgeable of Eaton product and service capabilities and can assemble standard offerings to meet customer needs with occasional internal oversight\nPossess necessary computer skills including Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, web-based applications, Microsoft Office applications, and other product configuration tools\nPossess organizational, presentation, training, and planning skills\nKnowledgeable of market industry and key trends\nDegree of impact - Major financial impact, high volume of orders and tasks, Primary relationships with Sales, Distributors and End Customers, both Configured-To-Order (CTO) and Engineered-To-Order (ETO) products\nDecision making - Independent decision making with direction from sales/customer, support from PE team, Application Engineers and Sales Engineers\nAbility to travel 10% of the time\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 expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.\nPlease 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.\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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