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The Eaton Internship Program- Applications Engineering is designed to provide opportunities to a diverse mix of students who demonstrate the same high level of ethics, values, creativity, and performance we expect from our employees. During the 12 to14 weekpaid summer internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our business and will be coached and mentored by Eaton leaders.

This program provides candidates with great exposure to Eaton and would prepare them for a potential opportunity to be considered for the Eaton Leadership Development Programs or an engineering or operations role within Eaton upon graduation.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The salary for this role ranges from $19.38 - $31.73 per hour.

What you’ll do:

• Work with a team to develop test fixtures for verifying performance of various elements of Switchgear and Motor Control assemblies. As a member of the team, you will work with lead engineers on design principles such as defining requirements, contributing to definition of hardware design, define test plans and perform validation testing to confirm that system and functional requirements are met.
• Work with a team to document and organize standards for control schematics along with other collateral utilized to fulfill customer requirements.
• Work with a team to improve productivity of the application engineering function through testing and implementation of engineering systems.

Required (Basic Qualifications):

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in engineering from accredited institution
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Actively enrolled in an electrical, mechanical, or electronics engineering program
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 of higher
• Completion of sophomore year by the start of the application
• Prior internship or co-op experience
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or the community

Position Criteria:

• Demonstrate geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States for the duration of the Internship Program to an Eaton facility including Asheville, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Greenwood, SC, Omaha, NE, or Portland, OR
• Strong analytical , computer, writing, presentation and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate technical information to customers and manufacturing
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical engineering
• Knowledge of design standards

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Every day, all around the world, people depend on technology, transportation, energy, and infrastructure to live and work. With rapid growth in electrification, an energy transition driven by climate change, and explosive growth in connectivity, we’re well-positioned to solve the world’s toughest electrical and mechanical power management challenges. Because that’s what really matters. And we’re here to make sure it works. ​