Senior Sales Engineer

Eatonu2019s North American Sales division is currently seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join their team. This role will work remotely within the Huntsville, AL or Muscle Shoals, AL area, covering the northern Alabama territory with a focus on power distribution solutions. This exciting opportunity provides responsibility for selling assigned product lines, optimizing sales results, and managing customer and distributor relationships. It also includes interpreting specifications, addressing customer issues, and gathering market intelligence to support business needs. What youu2019ll do: The primary function of the Senior Sales Engineer is to sell assigned product lines to targeted customers in targeted market areas. This position will be responsible to achieve the assigned sales goal consistent with the expectations of a thoroughly seasoned professional sales engineer for the assigned product categories while under little supervision. It will be an expectation to optimize sales volume, product mix and profit margin, while increasing sales in the marketplace. This position will need to coordinate sales for the assigned customer and distributor base. It has the responsibility to manage all aspects of the customer relationship, providing sales and technical assistance with distributors, customers, end users, and specifiers. The primary functions include: providing sales and technical assistance with distributors, contractors, end users and Electrical Group personnel; provide timely and accurate information for order entry, while elevating quality issues to attention of management, and ensuring that accurate information flows to market intelligence data on competitive products, customer needs preference and buying habits; support distributor inventories and inventory turns by recommending specific products and levels to be stocked; and provide necessary reports and surveys requested in a timely manner. 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. Itu2019s where bold, bright professionals like you. u2022 You will accurate and timely planning and specification interpretation, quotation, and technical support u2022 You will communicate with customers, warehouse, and plants to facilitate problem resolution u2022 You will collect, analyze, and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences, and buying habits u2022 You will review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications u2022 You will provide facility timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedure for resolution u2022 You will be aware of and responsive to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisions u2022 You will plan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eatonu2019s position, while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goals; u2022 You will prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgment. Qualifications: Required (Basic) Qualifications: u2022 Bacheloru2019s degree from an accredited institution u2022 Minimum three (3) yearsu2019 experience within the electrical industry u2022 Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driveru2019s license u2022 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 H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. u2022 No relocation assistance will be provided for this role. Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of either Huntsville, AL or Muscle Shoals, AL. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation Preferred Qualifications u2022 Bacheloru2019s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Skills: u2022 Knowledge of key customers within sales territories u2022 Time management, presentation, and planning skills u2022 Commands knowledge of Eaton Electrical product and service capabilities and can assemble standard offerings to meet customer needs with occasional internal oversight u2022 Possesses an understanding of the sales process using sales techniques as evidenced by good customer relationships u2022 Skilled in Bidmanager and Vista u2022 Demonstrated and understanding of market trends, industry issues and knowledge of competitors u2022 Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills u2022 Ability to leverage support personnel to meet customer and organizational needs 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 $xxx-xxx Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. FOR ANY FULLY REMOTE US ROLES OR ANY ROLES THAT ARE OR COULD BE LOCATED IN COLORADO ADD the date that you anticipate to close the application window (THIS DATE CAN BE EXTENDED BUT NOT UPDATED TO EARLIER; EXAMPLE: 26-JAN-24 COULD BE EXTENDED TO 31-JAN-24 BUT CAN NOT BE MOVED UP TO 24-JAN-24)- THESE INSTRUCTIONS NEED TO BE DELETED PRIOR TO POSTING ; USE THE BELOW ONLY IF THE ABOVE CRITERIA IS MET ON THIS REQUISITION The application window for this position is anticipated to close on INSERT DATE HERE. 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. 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.

Created: 2026-02-02