Operations Intern - Quality Engineering

Eaton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Wimborne, United Kingdom, is offering a summer internship within the Quality team, starting July 2027. You will work with a diverse group across functions to understand the BMS, learn audits, and drive real quality projects while building relationships with colleagues nationwide.

Undergraduates pursuing a 2:1 in a related discipline will gain on‑the‑job training and external workshops. You must have UK work authorization (no sponsorship) and be ready to begin at the Wimborne plant in

Qualifications

• Undergraduates working towards a minimum of a 2:1 in a related discipline.
• Some quality experience by education or hobby.
• Good communication and networking skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand how the BMS is deployed, maintained and controlled.
• Learn to conduct audits of key business areas to ensure requirements are met.
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Assist with customer quality investigations to determine root causes and preventive actions.
• Collect quality metrics and assist in analysing performance for improvements.
• Shadow Quality Control and Supplier Quality teams to learn conformity processes.
• Write quality reports using training tools and methodologies.

Skills

Quality awareness

Communication skills

Networking

Education

Pursuing a 2:1 in related discipline

Job description

• Work with a team of diverse people across all functions within the business
• Contribute and lead real Quality related business projects
• Build relationships with our extended cohort of students that are located across the UK
• Enhance your skills through on-the-job training and external workshops

What You’ll Do

"General Duties:

• Work with a team of diverse people across all functions within the business
• Contribute and lead real Quality related business projects
• Build relationships with our extended cohort of students that are located across the UK
• Enhance your skills through on-the-job training and external workshops

Day To Day Duties

• Work within the Quality Team to understand how the BMS (Business Management System) is deployed, maintained and coontrolled.
• Learn to conduct audits of key business areas ensuring all process requirements are being met.
• Work with cross functional teams to indentify root cause and corrective actions for seen product and process non conformances.
• Complete, with support as required, Customer Quality investigations to understand their root causes, resolve, prevention and assurance to the Customer.
• Collecte Quality metrics, and understand how they are analysed to monitor performance and drive improvements.
• Shadow our Quality Control team to understand how part inspection and conformity is completed.
• Shadow Supplier Quality team to understand how conformity of incoming product is maintained.
• Writing up quality reports using tools and methodology learnt during the training. "

Qualifications

Undergraduates working towards a minimum of a 2:1 in a related discipline

Skills

• working towards a minimum of a 2:1 in a related discipline
• Some quality experience by way of education or hobby interest
• Good communication and networking skills

Candidates will be:

• Undergraduates working towards a minimum of a 2:1 in a related discipline (mandatory, below this you won`t be considered)
• Based at our Wimborne plant.
• Ready to start in July 2027
• Have legal authorisation to work in the United Kingdom without company sponsorship and where appropriate comply with ITAR regulations (we do not sponsor any type of visa for this internship)