Application Engineer - Switchgear Controls & Digital Systems

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.

• 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.

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

• 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.