Senior Field Sales Engineer

at Eaton Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Eaton’s ES APAC ELXD division is currently seeking a Senior Field Sales Engineer to join our team. This position can be located in South Milwaukee, WI or Chicago, IL. This role will focus on electronics. If you are a driven sales professional looking to join a growing team within a global organization with career advancement opportunities, apply today!

What you’ll do:

The primary function of Technical Sales Engineer is to drive demand creation and share gain at the OEM and EMS accounts. Demonstrate strong technical knowledge and ability to design-in Eaton Electronics solutions. This position will be responsible for directly interfacing with OEM’s and EMS’s within the Americas in their assigned territory and strategic accounts.

Job responsibilities

- Design in Eaton Electronics solutions and increase Eaton share in the marketplace

- You will be assigned a territory based on significance to the company and their strategic accounts

- You will partner with regional sales director and regional sales manager for strategic direction

- You will spend the majority of your time at key accounts (within driving range)

- You will independently develop and implements action plans targeted at YOY growth and agreed performance levels.

- You will make recommendations to management regarding potential challenges or issues on a case-by-case basis, offering solutions and pro-actively scheduling sales calls

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

+ Engineering Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

+ Minimum 3 years within Electronics sales and technical selling;

+ Minimum 3 years in an outside sales or field application role

+ Possess valid driver’s license

+ Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of either South Milwaukee, WI or Chicago, IL – no relocation will be provided for this role. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

+ 5 years within Electronics sales and technical selling;

+ 5 years in an outside sales or field application role

Technical knowledge

+ Electronics circuitry, design and application experience

Soft skills

+ Self-driven, accountable, passionate, Charismatic communicator, Problem solver

+ Able to travel up to 75%

The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $97,500.00 – 143,000.00.

Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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.

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