Eaton’s Commercial & Residential Distribution Solutions (CRDS) Division is currently seeking a Product Application Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Hodges, SC facility. Position Overview: The Product Application Engineer is responsible for supporting product development, troubleshooting, and cost-out that meet applicable industry standards. This includes design, testing, verification, and project management activities. Can provide a wide variety of engineering and technical tasks involving the application of electrical engineering knowledge and the development of solutions to complex problems pertaining to products, materials, manufacturing processes, tests, and unique customer applications. 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 function you will: Coordinate with sales, marketing, manufacturing, and customers to determine design specifications for future and updates to existing products. Develops and reviews product development requirement specifications including product and customer requirements. Writes and maintains functional specifications of design solutions. Coordinate design activities within project scope, budget, and schedule constraints. Develops and maintains detailed project schedules incorporating resource management and milestone deliverables. Possess the appropriate project management skills to take the lead position on various development projects. Initiate and promote generation of new ideas and documenting them appropriately for possible patent application and protection. Work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and field sales on meeting new design manufacturability, product performance and cost goals. Coordinate prototype builds and testing. Writing and implementation of design verification test plans. Support and prepare specifications for products, equipment, and processes while maintaining awareness and cost control. This may involve direct customer interface to establish requirements. Coordinating design verification test plans when necessary with the applicable standards agencies (UL, CSA, KEMA, ANSI, etc.). Provide technical training for both internal and external audiences. Provides application support for end users. 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. Qualifications Required (Basic) Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or technical field from an accredited institution. Minimum three (3) years of engineering or technical experience in design and/or manufacturing role Must be eligible to work in U.S. without company sponsorship now or in the future Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates residing outside a 50-mile radius of the location listed in the job description Preferred Qualifications: Masters degree in Engineering from an accredited institution CAD software experience Ability to communicate technical information to customers and manufacturing 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) #LI-CM1 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: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com 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: Manufacturing & Operations Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico Organization: ES CRDS COMM Commercial Job Level: Individual Contributor Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time