Power Systems Controls Generator Paralleling Specialist (remote)

Job Description

Eaton's Electrical Services & Systems (EESS) team is looking to hire a Power Systems Controls Generator Paralleling Specialist to join our team. This position can be based remotely anywhere in the United States.

Position Overview:

Eaton's Electrical Services & Systems team offers a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a power system’s life cycle—whether it’s design, build, or support. Our services integrate and optimize the elements of a power system to make sure it’s aligned with business goals. We can help keep your power system safe, efficient, reliable, and up to date.

The Power Systems Controls (PSC) group is a full-service automation team. We have capabilities in design, engineering and commissioning of automation solutions for commercial, industrial, and utility grade power systems. Our team of engineers and technicians are experienced in a variety of power system applications and are responsible for implementing modern control designs for our customers.

The Power Systems Controls Generator Paralleling Specialist will lead the effort for overall design, marketing collateral, sales strategy, and implementation of generator paralleling switchgear for the Power Systems Controls team. This position will also drive joint development of paralleling switchgear with the major Eaton Low Voltage Assembly and Medium Voltage Assembly product lines, fostering relationships with product managers and product application engineers to ensure seamless integration of PSC’s controls with these factories. This position will also focus on training and support of PSC Negotiation Application Engineers, highlighting key features and market trends that will distinguish Eaton paralleling switchgear to our customers.

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. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this role you will:

• Monitor market demands and competitor capabilities
• Work with key NAS (North American Sales) application engineers to develop Eaton specifications for common/ repeatable solutions
• Provide technical consultation to the PSC negotiation application engineering team for development of sales tools.
• Provide application support for strategic and high visibility negotiation opportunities.
• Send opportunities to PSC negotiation application engineers for formal proposal creation
• Represent PSC in applicable Eaton marketing events and trade shows.
• Support the design and standardization of common/ repeatable solutions.
• Review standardized hardware based on supply, lead-time, cost, reliability, and engineering time efficiency.
• Create standardized drawing packages, test documents, and O&M manuals for use by project engineers.
• Define key features for Eaton’s base solutions and meet with PSC regional support engineers who will develop the programming for those key features.
• Support project engineers on first-of-kind implementations
• Participate in project kick-off meetings and provide project engineers with starting point drawings and documentation.
• Review generator paralleling switchgear projects during submittal development
• Provide assistance in critical customer FAT’s
• Provide remote assistance to PSC engineers
• Provide occasional on-site assistance for technical mentoring and safety mentoring of PSC engineers
• Provide engineering and site support for local customers on all types of PSC work on an as needed basis.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 4 years of power systems industry experience
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Manufacturer training or extensive experience with one or more generator suppliers, including Caterpillar, Cummins, Kohler, MTU, and Generac.
• Experience with generator paralleling switchgear design and installation experience, and experience creating standard documentation for generator paralleling switchgear.
• Experience working directly with customers on a technical basis.
• Experience providing technical guidance to sales engineers for quotation of automation solutions.

Position Criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of best engineering practices for design of automation systems, power management systems, human-machine interface software, PLC programming, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of protection relays-based monitoring and control systems.
• Understanding of the company’s and competitor’s automation systems and services.
• Working knowledge of engine-generators and all related startup and maintenance activities.
• Strong computer literacy - Working knowledge of all software packages relevant to successful performance of tasks.
• Knowledge and practice of safety precautions related to working with automation and power systems.
• Demonstrated ability to provide service and represent company interests in developing customer relationships to assure long-term customer satisfaction.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills
• Experience managing own time, including administrative tasks, and prioritizes work to meet deadlines from multiple stake holders.

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The annual salary range for this role is $93,000 - $130,000 a year.

At Eaton, we know that good benefit plans are important to employees and their families. In addition to a competitive base salary, Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits at a Glance.

Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: [email protected]

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. 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 day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

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.

Job: Engineering

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: ESSG EESSD Electrical Engrg Svcs Systems Div

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Remote
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time