Lead Sales Engineer - Energy Transition

Eaton’s North American Sales Division is seeking a Lead Sales Engineer to join our team. The role will be based in Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, or San Antonio, TX. It focuses on Energy Transition solutions, including EV Charging Infrastructure, Solar, Wind, Battery Storage, Microgrids, and Digital Software solutions. In this role you will develop and execute sales plans, quote projects, negotiate pricing, and deliver sales presentations that strengthen product understanding. You will also build strong relationships with key customers and adapt to changing market and delivery requirements. What You’ll Do Develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and requirements. Quote projects and negotiate correct required pricing. Prepare sales presentations to create product understanding and awareness. Build relationships with key customers to enhance long‑term business prospects. Work with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues. Canvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever‑changing pricing and delivery requirements. Assist the team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions. Obtain ongoing training on both functional and technical skills. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution. Minimum five (5) years of electrical industry or energy transition experience. Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license. Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. No relocation assistance will be provided; mandatory residency within 75 miles of Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Skills Ability to respond to a variety of challenging circumstances while continuing to demonstrate superior selling skills for important customer services and applications. Electrical product knowledge. Ability to provide technical solutions built around customer needs. Skilled in time management. Possess negotiating skills while understanding and using techniques needed to close orders. Experience with preparing sales proposals that meet customer expectations. Robust presentation, training, and communications skills. Experience utilizing Value Added selling techniques. Strong work ethic, communications skills, competitiveness, willingness to learn, and adept at building relationships. Experience working with Bidmanager and Vista. All 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. The compensation range for this full‑time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive with a target total compensation range of $123,500 - $182,000. 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 an 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. To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. 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 off. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Eaton