Lead Systems Application Engineer
Job Description
At Eaton, we’re dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, and sustainable. Join our team and play a critical role in advancing the future of energy—supporting solutions like Demand Response that help modernize and stabilize the electric grid. As a Lead Systems Application Engineer, you'll lead and manage customer-facing Demand Response deployment projects, ensuring successful implementation and measurable impact on energy usage and grid stability. This is a remote role with up to 50% travel. Candidates must reside in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, or Texas.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
- Serve as a trusted advisor and primary interface for customers, delivering exceptional experiences and building long-term relationships.
- Lead and manage customer-facing Demand Response deployment projects, ensuring successful implementation and measurable impact on energy usage and grid stability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Eaton Support, and Deployment Teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions.
- Act as a connector across the organization, aligning teams and driving outcomes that support both customer success and grid modernization.
- Identify and resolve technical challenges throughout the deployment lifecycle
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 5 years of utility experience
- Experience working directly with customers, including ownership or support of key customer accounts
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve system-level issues
- 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 H1B, H1-B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
- Candidates must reside in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, or Utah,
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience running a demand response program
• Experience with Radio Frequency and Cellular Communications Systems
• Experience with Communications Hardware, Firmware, and Enterprise Software systems.
• A solid networking knowledge of computer communications including TCP/IP, SSH, and other protocols.
• Proven demonstrated skills in teamwork, time management, customer service skills, and ability to multi-task in an interrupt-based environment
Position Success Criteria:
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Mentor project team members with less experience to improve their abilities and performance.
• Perform light lifting of 40 lbs. or less.
• Knowledge of front-end scheduling, engineering, and manufacturing process and lead times.
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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on July 3, 2026
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