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Senior Project Engineer

Eaton Corporation

Pleasanton, CA · HybridJob$104–152K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$104–152K/yr
Location
Pleasanton, CAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Eaton is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support customer projects through technical ownership and order management. The role provides proactive project support, coordinates documentation and solutions, and helps resolve issues from order through completion. The engineer works with customers, sales teams, project teams, and Eaton facilities, serving as a technical liaison and customer advocate while supporting successful project execution.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract Drawing Interpretation, requiredSpecification Interpretation, requiredBill of Material Management, requiredEngineered-to-Order Drawings, requiredEaton Bid Manager, nice to haveAutoCAD, nice to haveAdobe Acrobat, nice to haveBluebeam, nice to haveCustomer Quality Management Tools, nice to haveERP Systems, nice to haveMicrosoft O365, nice to haveTechnical Sales, nice to haveMarket Knowledge, nice to haveElectrical Industry Experience, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveCustomer Relationship Building, nice to haveOrganization, nice to havePresentation Skills, nice to haveTraining Skills, nice to havePlanning Skills, nice to haveProject Management Processes, nice to haveProactive Issue Resolution, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, required3+ Years Relevant Work Experience, requiredBachelor's in Engineering or Technical Field, nice to have50-Mile Residence Radius, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Senior Project Engineer. This is a hybrid role located in Chandler, AZ; City of Industry, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Pleasanton, CA; Roseville, CA; Tukwila, WA; Wilsonville, OR, or Littleton, CO facility.

What you’ll do:

This Senior Project Engineer will be strategically based in the western region of the United States and will play a key role in supporting order management through technical ownership of customer projects. This position helps deliver a positive customer experience by providing proactive project support, anticipating challenges, and driving timely issue resolution. The Senior Project Engineer will leverage centralized resources to manage project documentation, coordinate solutions, and build strong relationships across customers, sales teams, project teams, and Eaton facilities. This role requires the ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally to help ensure successful project execution from order through completion.

In this function you will:

  • Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers for assigned projects

  • Review and interpret contract drawings and specifications ensuring technical accuracy

  • Manage technical changes to the bill of material

  • Coordinate and interpret engineered-to-order drawings

  • Leverage centralized resources to create and manage project documentation

  • Provide technical support and follow through to drive all warranty issues to closure

  • Act as the technical liaison between customers, sales, and factories to efficiently carry out technical order configuration, documentation, and warranty resolutions.

  • Serve as the customer’s advocate by relaying the appropriate level of urgency to peer contacts in Eaton’s manufacturing facilities and escalating issues as required to management

  • Pursue continuous learning of products and applications related to engineered products

  • Collaborates with the Project Management Team including Project Managers, Sales Engineers, Project Coordinators, other Project Engineers, and the Documentation Team

  • Lead verbal or written communication with internal and external stakeholders to address technical scope and design concerns

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

  • Minimum 3 years of work experience in sales, sales support, technical role or applicable field

  • Relocation assistance is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Chandler, AZ; City of Industry, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Pleasanton, CA; Roseville, CA; Tukwila, WA; Wilsonville, OR or Littleton, CO to be considered

  • 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 H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other technical field

  • Technical sales aptitude, market knowledge, and electrical industry experience

  • Prior contractor, sales, and/or sales support experience with focus on the following customer bases: wastewater treatment, government, utility, commercial construction, data center, etc.

  • Proficiency in applications required for job function (Eaton Bid Manager, AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, customer quality management tools, ERP systems, and Microsoft O365)

Skills:

POSITION CRITERIA:

  • Capable of working independently and in a team environment, using strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to establish customer relationships within the market area while maintaining and growing existing customer relationships

  • Possess organizational, presentation, training, and planning skills

  • Understand project management processes for supporting a project and take on a proactive approach in addressing open tasks or issues

  • Ability to travel 10% of the time

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 expected annual salary range for this role is $104000 - $152000 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.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 11/30/2026

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 4,653 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$104–152K/yr
  • California median$104–153K/yr309 salary ranges
  • US median$96–145K/yr2,531 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $128K, is close to the California median midpoint ($131K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 392 open Project Engineer jobs in California and 4,653 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,694 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,901 of the 4,653 open Project Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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