Summary
Eaton is hiring an Application Engineer in Dammam to support cable containment and cable tray projects. The role covers tendering, technical and commercial proposals, engineering drawings, bills of materials, cost estimates, order documentation, and coordination with local assembly and other departments. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, at least 4 years of experience, and knowledge of cable tray systems, industry standards, and tools such as AutoCAD, SAP, E3D, or SolidWorks. The posting does not state salary or visa conditions.
The posting
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Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
What you’ll do:
• Tendering & Bill of material activities for cable channel, cable containment, cable ladders
- Deliver with accuracy of the proposed techno-commercial solutions and engineering drawings/Submittals.
- Handling the purchase orders technical tasks from drawings preparations till converting it to bill of materials and release it for production.
- Preparation of projects final documentation as per customers’ order documentation list requirements.
- Coordinate with local assembly team to iron out all technical clarification and ensure a smooth execution of the orders.
- Working with manufacturing, operations and quality departments for better products offering, ideal designs, enhanced quality, and process improvement.
- Prioritize the activities of a multi-functional tasks in the areas of specification review, product selection, cost/price development and proposal generation.
- To be part of cost out projects and materials localizations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Equivalent.
- A minimum of 4+ years
Skills:
- Proficient in interpreting electrical layouts, single-line diagrams, and cable routing plans
- Strong understanding of cable tray types (ladder, perforated, wire mesh) and materials (GI, SS, Aluminum, FRP).
- Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., NEC, IEC, NEMA, BS) related to cable management systems.
- Ability to prepare detailed Bill of Materials (BOM) and cost estimation for cable tray systems.
- Experience in designing cable tray layouts considering load capacity, spacing, and support systems.
- Experience in preparing technical submittals and responding to client/consultant comments.
- Handling of incoming inquires by self-maintaining close communication with Sales team to ensure the best offering to meet the customer requirement.
- Read/evaluate customer RFQs, drawings and specifications to determine work scope of supply.
- Implement proper product positioning, optimized costing in line with customer requirements, end user specification and international standards.
- Liaison with factories for inquiries with special requirements / local assembly items and select special adaptations of products to meet customer needs.
- Experience in international companies across EMEA (end users standard & specs such as ARAMCO, ADNOC, ONGC...)
- Product knwoledge related to Data centers, Oil & Gas industry onshore/offshore applications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Software MS-Office, SAP, AUTOCAD, E3D, Solid works.
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