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Eaton

Senior Project Engineer

Eaton, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking a Senior Project Engineer. This hybrid role is located at our Houston, Austin, or Dallas, Texas facility.

What You’ll Do This position supports order management through technical ownership of the order and creates a positive customer experience through a proactive approach to project support and issue resolution. It leverages available resources to manage documentation, resolve issues, and successfully build relationships across customers and Eaton facilities to execute complex projects and aid the Project Manager in maintaining customer satisfaction and overall on‑time performance. The role works independently on daily tasks and collaborates with the plants, project, and sales teams as needed to maintain orders until the end of their life cycle.

In This Function You Will

Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers for assigned projects

Review and interpret contract drawings and specifications ensuring technical accuracy

Manage technical changes to the bill of material

Coordinate and interpret engineered‑to‑order drawings

Leverage centralized resources to create and manage project documentation

Provide technical support and follow through to drive all warranty issues to closure

Act as the technical liaison between customers, sales, and factories to efficiently carry out technical order configuration, documentation, and warranty resolutions

Serve as the customer’s advocate by relaying the appropriate level of urgency to peer contacts in Eaton’s manufacturing facilities and escalating issues as required to management

Pursue continuous learning of products and applications related to engineered products

Collaborate with the Project Management Team including Project Managers, Sales Engineers, Project Coordinators, other Project Engineers, and the Documentation Team

Lead verbal or written communication with internal and external stakeholders to address technical scope and design concerns

Provide guidance to less senior engineers with relationship to technical and commercial execution of job duties

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Minimum 3 years of work experience in project management, sales, sales support, technical role or applicable field

Eaton will not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship or support for this position

Relocation is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50‑mile radius of Austin, Dallas, or Houston

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applicable technical field

Electrical industry expertise and product knowledge

Prior contractor, sales, and/or sales support experience with focus on wastewater treatment, government, utility, commercial construction, data center, etc.

Proficiency in applications such as Eaton Bid Manager, AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, customer quality management tools, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office 365

Position Criteria

Possess technical sales aptitude, market knowledge, and electrical industry experience

Capable of working independently and 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, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Internet and Microsoft Office applications, and other product configuration tools

Possess organizational, presentation, training, and planning skills

Understand project management processes for supporting a project and take a proactive approach in addressing open tasks or issues

Capable of organizing multiple multi‑million‑dollar projects simultaneously throughout various phases

Ability to travel 10% of the time

The expected annual salary range for this role is $82,500 - $121,000.

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. After receiving a conditional offer, you will be given the chance to explain any related history before a background check is completed.

To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation for your job search, please call 1‑800‑836‑6345.

Eaton provides health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview.

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