Eaton Corporation
Application Engineer - Switchgear Controls & Digital Systems
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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.
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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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