Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

Application Engineer - Switchgear Controls & Digital Systems, Sales

Power Systems Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
At least 5 years of experience in Power Distribution, Services, or Switchgear Engineering is required.
Strong knowledge of medium-voltage switchgear and protection relays is required.
Strong understanding of switchgear, trip units, and control systems is required.
Experience with supervisory control and data acquisition systems, remote terminal units, digital control architectures, and ring main units is required.
Hands-on experience with protection relay programming, configuration, and commissioning is required.
Fluent English is required.
Willingness to support projects across the EMEA region is required.

Responsibilities

Execute engineering activities for medium- and low-voltage switchgear retrofit projects, focusing on control, protection, and digital systems.
Deliver solutions involving supervisory control and data acquisition integration, protection relays, trip units, remote terminal units, ring main units, and digital secondary systems.
Support relay programming, configuration, testing, commissioning, and on-site project activities.
Design and integrate supervisory control and data acquisition-ready control architectures and remote-control solutions.
Provide technical expertise and support to service teams across EMEA.
Conduct site assessments and customer visits to define project scope and execution requirements.
Act as a technical champion for switchgear controls, protection, and digital systems.
Contribute to technical documentation, best practices, and standardization of retrofit solutions.

At Eaton, we help customers manage power safely, efficiently, and sustainably through innovative electrical solutions that support a smarter and more resilient future.

We're looking for an Application Engineer – Switchgear Controls & Digital Systems to join our Power Distribution Services team.

This is a hybrid role based in Hengelo, Netherlands, or Ankara, Türkiye, offering the opportunity to work on future-focused technologies, collaborate with international teams, and contribute to the digitalization and modernization of critical power infrastructure across the EMEA region.

What you’ll do:

Execute engineering activities for MV and LV switchgear retrofit projects, with a focus on control, protection, and digital systems.
Deliver solutions involving SCADA integration, protection relays, trip units, RTUs, RMUs, and digital secondary systems.
Support relay programming, configuration, testing, commissioning, and on-site project activities.Design and integrate SCADA-ready control architectures and remote-control solutions.
Provide technical expertise and support to service teams across EMEA.Conduct site assessments and customer visits to define project scope and execution requirements.
Act as a technical champion for switchgear controls, protection, and digital systems.Contribute to technical documentation, best practices, and the standardization of retrofit solutions.

Qualifications:

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Power Distribution, Services, or Switchgear Engineering.
Strong knowledge of MV switchgear and protection relays.
Strong understanding of switchgear, trip units, and control systems.Experience with SCADA systems, RTUs, digital control architectures, and RMUs.
Hands-on experience with protection relay programming, configuration, and commissioning.

Skills:

Strong customer-focus, communication skills, and ability to work independently.
Fluent English and willingness to support projects across the EMEA region.

What we offer:

Hybrid role based in Hengelo (NL) or Ankara (TR) offering more work life balance
Exposure to a diverse, international environment and EMEA-wide projects.
Opportunity to work on innovative topics including digitalization, smart grid solutions, and switchgear modernization.
Collaborative culture that supports professional growth and knowledge sharing.

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About the Company

Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

Eaton designs and sells electrical power management products and services for data centers, utilities, aerospace, and other industries. It provides hardware like switches, circuit breakers, transformers, and distribution equipment, plus software and services to monitor, protect, and optimize power flow from generation to end use. It combines an end-to-end power management portfolio with a long history of acquisitions to be a broad, globally integrated provider. Its goal is to enable reliable, efficient, and safe electrification across industries by improving energy management and resilience.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Founded: 1911

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