Applications Engineer

Eaton's Commercial Products and Assemblies Division (CPA) is currently seeking Applications Engineers to join our team. This position will be based at our Sumter, SC location.

The Applications Engineer is primarily responsible for providing electrical and mechanical design and documentation support for power distribution or control product lines. This includes, but is not limited to engineering designs, collaborating with application engineers and manufacturing associates, utilization of design automation software, and producing/maintaining manufacturing documentation.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The expected annual salary for this role is $70,000 with a one-time $6,000 sign on bonus.

What you’ll do:

Position Overview

The Applications Engineer is responsible for engineering customer orders including detailed review of layout and application of equipment, wiring and component selection, reconciles pricing and delivery requests, and performs various phases of order management from reconciliation through engineering and manufacturing information (MI) generation.

In this role you will...

• Reconcile pricing and lead time requests of incoming orders, using information supplied through Bid Manager, Vista and other communications from field sales and/or channel partners, verifying that the plant's manufacturing capabilities can support lead-time requests.
• Verify that complete and accurate order entry information has been received from field sales and/or channel partners on incoming switchboard orders.
• Support field sales and channel partners on post order entry issues.
• Prepare Manufacturing Information (MI) for less complex switchboard configurations, utilizing MI Manager, AutoCAD, and Plant Order Manager.
• Interface with customers, channel partners, Field-Sales, and EatonCare through participation in plant visits, training support and customer events.
• Schedule orders for production, reconcile customer requested ship dates with product line standard lead times and manufacturing capacity. Utilize AS400 programs (OMS and Allocation System) as well as Microsoft Excel to accomplish scheduling.

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Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution, with a graduation date no later than August 2024
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future
• Minimum of one internship or co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of related experience completed at the time of this application 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in electrical, mechanical, or electronics engineering
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Electrical, mechanical, or manufacturing Internship/Co-Op experience
• Knowledge of power distribution products (LV and MV Switchgear, Panelboards and Switchboards, Motor Control Centers, etc.)
• Experience with PLC or relay programming
• Experience with AutoCAD
• Project Management experience

Position Criteria

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated technical and application knowledge of switchboards.
• Demonstrated proficiency in verbal & written communications, organizational & computer skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, persuasive skills, and analytical problem solving skills. Work with individuals and groups to effectively participate within team environment.

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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 (https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/careers/US%20Benefits%20updated%2010.24.22.pdf) 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.