Proposal Engineering Specialist
Company: Eaton Corporation
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Eaton's Power Systems -Division is currently seeking a Proposal
Engineering Specialist to join our team. This position is based at
our Waukesha, WI facility. PRIMARY FUNCTION The primary function of
the Proposal Engineering Specialist is to be a skilled technical
communicator who creates a well-written customer proposal based on
a customer request for a quote and/or a specification using the
Power Systems Division (PSD) quotation system, and works with a
dynamic, fast-paced team that interfaces with every aspect of the
organization from front-end sales through manufacturing. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS
- Create multiple transformer proposals, daily, per customer's
request-for-quote (RFQ), specifications (formal and informal),
one-lines, and other documentation.
- Perform detailed specification reviews to identify and address:
- Customer requirements
- Fit to Eaton's Power Systems Division product scope
- Features and accessories required for pricing program
- Areas for exception or clarification for the customer
- Lead-times
- Alternates for a more competitive offering
- Special test, customer test/witness, or customer inspection
requirements
- Special documentation and reporting
- Process multiple orders, daily, from both internal and field
priced proposals
- Verify PO against the proposal and resolve discrepancies
- Verify specification matches proposal and resolve all
discrepancies
- Assemble documentation for design engineering
- Communicate special requirements to affected departments
- Process customer change orders against open sales orders using
the change/hold/cancellation process
- Approve and negotiate pricing per established guidelines,
competitive feedback, and customer/market knowledge
- Maintain a team atmosphere to ensure that all workload for the
proposals team is completed each day per customer required
deadlines. -
- Provide product and application technical support for
customers, agents, and internal departments
- Provide quotation program support for sales representatives and
the system development (IT) team via training, testing, improvement
suggestions
- Acts as a liaison between engineering, marketing, scheduling,
and customers
- Understand and utilize lean tools and concepts to drive
continuous improvement. -
- Learn and understand applicable industry standards i.e. ANSI,
IEEE, CSA, NEMA for transformers
- Participate in the creation and maintenance of ISO work
instructions.
- Participate in customer visits to the Customer Service
Center
- Provide plant tours as needed.
- Visit customer/agent sites as needed QualificationsBasic
Qualifications:
- Ability to work in the United States on an ongoing basis
without company sponsorship.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited
institution, OR currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree in
Engineering program from an accredited institution with an expected
graduation date in 2022 Preferred Criteria:
- Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree
- Minimum of 2 years of product, customer service, inside sales,
or proposals experience in a technical field
- Minimum of 1 year of experience using ERP and quotation systems
Position Criteria:
- Knowledge of electric power distribution transformers and their
components and accessories
- Knowledge of typical applications, equipment, systems, and
standards for electric power distribution transformers
- Excellent oral, interpersonal, and written skills with the
ability to effectively communicate
- Detail-oriented, with the ability to balance multiple
priorities and work to deadlines with a high degree of
accuracy
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP,
or other ERP related system and the ability to utilize such tools
to analyze data and solve routine problems #LI-MHT12 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.comWhat you will get
from usEaton'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:
MarketingRegion: North America - US/Puerto RicoOrganization: PSD
Power Systems DivisionJob Level: Individual ContributorSchedule:
Full-timeIs remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton
facility) allowed for this position?: NoDoes this position offer
relocation?: NoTravel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
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