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OEM Outside Sales Engineer

Eaton Corporation

Littleton, COFull-time$85–124K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$85–124K/yr
Location
Littleton, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

The OEM Outside Sales Engineer markets and sells Eaton products and services, with a focus on growing the Machinery Original Equipment Manufacturers business. The role manages an assigned customer base, increases local sales, and provides application guidance and technical assistance. It also develops customer and distributor relationships, coordinates sales plans, and works with internal teams and factories to address customer needs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationAdaptabilitySales ProficiencyElectrical Product KnowledgeTime ManagementNegotiationSales Proposal PreparationValue-Added SellingRelationship BuildingElectrical Industry Knowledge

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeValid Driver's LicenseBachelor's in Electrical or Mechanical EngineeringWork in the United States Without SponsorshipTravel Up to 25%1 Year Electrical Industry Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking an OEM Outside Sales Engineer. Candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of our Littleton, CO location to be considered for the position.

What you’ll do:

Position Overview:

The primary function of the OEM Outside Sales Engineer is to market and sell Eaton’s products and services to obtain orders that are profitable to Eaton. The position will be primarily focused on growing the MOEM business. MOEM is defined as Machinery Original Equipment Manufacturers. The position is expected to achieve electrical components sales for distribution and controls. This will be expected in the geographic market region consistent with the expectations of sales professionals. The primary responsibility is to manage the assigned customer base, to increase sales in the local marketplace, application guidance and technical assistance to assigned customers. This position is expected to develop, grow and maintain relationships with Eaton employees, specifiers and customers, including Eaton authorized distributors.

In this function you will:

  • Build and own relationships with key customers and channel partners to enhance long-term business prospects

  • Learn and understand business models to better own, develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and requirements

  • Collaborate and leverage channel to execute on business objectives

  • Canvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever changing pricing and delivery requirements

  • Use corporate tools and business analytics about the customer to drive data-based decisions about account opportunities and growth

  • Collaborate cross functionally with product lines, operations and other internal stakeholders to provide customer centric solutions

  • Lead technical presentations at customer's forums and local technical associations

  • Proactively work with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues

  • Assist the team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions

  • Quote projects and negotiate accurate required pricing

  • Obtain ongoing training on both functional and technical skills

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

  • Minimum one (1) year of experience within the electrical industry

  • Possess a valid driver’s license

  • No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Littleton, CO will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Skills:

Position Criteria:

  • Possess excellent communication skills

  • Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

  • Demonstrates adaptability in responding to diverse situations while consistently exhibiting exceptional sales proficiency across key customer services and applications

  • Electrical product basic knowledge

  • Skilled in time management

  • Possess negotiating skills while understanding and using techniques needed to close orders

  • Ability to prepare sales proposals that meet customer expectations

  • Experience utilizing value-added selling techniques

  • Strong work ethic, competitiveness, willingness to learn and adept at building relationships

  • Ability to travel up to 25%

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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 $84,750 - $124,300.

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

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on November 13, 2026.

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.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,255 open Sales Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–124K/yr
  • Colorado median$100–160K/yr106 salary ranges
  • US median$120–185K/yr1,616 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 23% below the Colorado median midpoint ($136K) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 122 open Sales Engineer jobs in Colorado and 2,255 across the US. 24% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Sales Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,758 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 607 of the 2,255 open Sales Engineer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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