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Technical Specialist - Southeast Region

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/9/2026
As a Technical Specialist, you’ll be the go-to expert, delivering critical technical and safety guidance to our Electrical Engineering & Services (EESS) field teams. You’ll play a key role in driving EESS’s vision of zero workplace injuries and incidents, shaping a culture of safety, reliability, and operational excellence across the organization. This is a remote role with up to 50% travel throughout the Southeast region of the United States. This role offers a company vehicle and paid overtime!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $91,500 - $134,200 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.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide direct technical input to employees and leaders throughout the division regarding Hazardous Energy Control and Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) planning. Our Technical reviews occur in advance of project commencement for scheduled work, in real time for work performed on demand and periodically for auditing purposes.
  • Review and approve LOTO plans prepared by others.
  • Instruct in-person Hazardous Energy Control courses at various training facilities.
  • Perform practical examinations, interviews, and ad hoc training to determine qualified electrical worker competency of field staff.
  • Support eLearning and virtual reality development for Hazardous Energy Control and LOTO.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical field service, specifically with end user electrical distribution equipment such as switchgear, motor control centers, transformers and power electronic equipment including work such as preventative maintenance, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and installation.
  • 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 H1B, H1-B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
  • Candidates must reside within the Southeast Region of the United States.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • Electrical Contractor’s License
  • General Contractor’s License
  • Professional Engineering License
  • Experience implementing LOTO at complex work sites
  • OSHA 10 and 30 Hour General Industry or Construction certification or Canadian equivalent


The application window for this position is anticipated to close on March 1, 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 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.

Salary : $91,500 - $134,200

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