Development Program: Digital Integrated Solutions Engineer

Eaton; South Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Toolkit and phone

Tuition assistance

Leads program with bonus pay

Career growth and mentorship

Multiple service branches

Job summary

Eaton’s Digital Integration Solutions group is hiring for an Early Career Development role in the United States. You’ll join a team delivering power monitoring and SCADA solutions, with structured training and cross‑location exposure across service regions.

A strong engineering degree, internship experience, and willingness to relocate are required. As part of the DIS team, you’ll gain hands-on experience implementing and supporting power management projects, with mentorship, safety training,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution with graduation date before August 2026.
• Minimum overall GPA of 2.8.
• Minimum of one internship/co‑op or 3 months in a technician/maintenance role on machines or equipment.
• Eaton will not sponsor CPT/OPT/STEM OPT or similar.
• Willingness to relocate within the United States and valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering and commissioning of power monitoring and SCADA systems.
• Assist on-site with installation, startup, training, and technical support.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver integration projects and ensure safety and quality.

Skills

HMI software

Power monitoring software

Interpersonal skills

Communication/presentation skills

Education

Engineering degree (BS/MS)

GPA 2.8 or higher

Internship/Co-op experience

Tools

Power monitoring tools

Industrial networking

Job description

We Make What Matters Work. You want to make an impact in the world. At Eaton, we’re solving some of the toughest challenges on the planet. Our Early Career Programs open up an exciting world of opportunities for you to make a difference on a global scale. Your assignments are more than tasks and busy work; they're your chance to drive innovation in intelligent power management and shape the future of our company. You'll team up with seasoned leaders, gaining diverse experiences that'll drive you forward to define and reach your career goals.

We Make What Matters Work. You want to make an impact in the world. At Eaton, we’re solving some of the toughest challenges on the planet. Our Early Career Programs open up an exciting world of opportunities for you to make a difference on a global scale. Your assignments are more than tasks and busy work; they're your chance to drive innovation in intelligent power management and shape the future of our company. You'll team up with seasoned leaders, gaining diverse experiences that'll drive you forward to define and reach your career goals.

What Sets Our Early Career Programs Apart

• Personalized Program Experience: We’re committed to energizing your career and empowering your impact. No two participants share the same experience or set of responsibilities.
• Broad Exposure: Diverse work locations and comprehensive customer portfolios are a required part of the adventure, enhancing your learning and maximizing program benefits.
• Role Exploration: Gain insight into various careers within Eaton through extensive services that ensure safe, efficient, and reliable power systems at every stage.
• Strategic Networking: Benefit from networking and mentorship opportunities within one of North America's largest and most experienced power distribution service organizations.
• Tangible Learning: See firsthand how Eaton is powering the future of Power Distribution through real world application and customer service.
• In a Digital Integrated Solutions role, you’ll build hands‑on technical expertise by implementing and supporting power monitoring and SCADA systems, managing projects, and providing engineering, integration, startup, training, and technical support.

It’s time to make connections, get energized, and power ahead.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The annual salary for this role is $82,000 with a one‑time $6,000 signing bonus.

What You’ll Do

Position Overview:

The Eaton's Electrical Services & Systems team offers a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a power system’s life cycle—whether it’s design, build, or support. Our services integrate and optimize the elements of a power system to make sure it’s aligned with business goals. We can help keep your power system safe, efficient, reliable, and up-to-date.

The Digital Integration Solutions (DIS) group is a full-service systems integrator with the capabilities to integrate the necessary equipment and technologies, to provide a complete, power automation solution. This team of engineers and technicians brings extensive skills and experiences with a variety of leading HMI software packages enabling us to design graphically rich, easy‑to‑use operator interfaces that take advantage of the latest standalone or web-based technologies. Our experience transcends a multitude of equipment manufacturers, software packages, and network architectures, including all major OEMs HMI’s and components. We offer single point responsibility, a high level of engineering and systems integration expertise, and a unified focus on cost effective solutions, seamless integration, HMI development, energy management tools, and professional turnkey system design and implementation.

In This Development Program, You Will

• Use modern project and program management tools and techniques to aid in the execution of projects related to the engineering, procurement, and construction of electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS).
• Provide on‑site implementation of Power Management and mission critical monitoring and control systems including Power Xpert, Foreseer, PowerNet, and next generation Power Monitoring platforms.
• Provide applied engineering and consultation to customers in the areas of system integration, installation, start‑up, maintenance, repair, training and modification of power management, control, and mission critical systems.

This role is designed to prepare you for both technical and future leadership roles at Eaton. As a new engineer, you will be provided with a structured training and development curriculum; a blend of instructor‑led, virtual classrooms, eLearning courses, and on‑the‑job training provided by expert mentors and team members to assist you in developing your career.

Team Benefits

• Guaranteed 40‑hour base pay, eligible for overtime and travel premiums
• Career growth, mentorship and safety training
• Company vehicle, toolkit, and phone
• Tuition assistance for ongoing learning
• Leads program with bonus pay
• Opportunities across 32 service branches

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution, with graduation date before August of 2026
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Minimum of one internship/co‑op experience or an equivalent 3 months of experience in a technician or maintenance role working on or with machines, vehicles or large equipment
• 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 H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in technical engineering (Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science) from an accredited institution
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Prior work experience within the electrical/power industry
• Experience in testing, troubleshooting, evaluating, and servicing electrical distribution and control systems
• Experience performing power quality measurements, troubleshooting, analysis as well as protective relays
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or community

Skills

Position Success Criteria:

• Location will be in one of five major regions within the United States (i.e. Central, Northeast, Southeast, Gulf and West regions); typically in or near a major U.S. city.
• Successfully complete and maintain compliance with Eaton’s safety program and policy; This includes role-applicable portions of the EESS Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program and any required annual re-certifications thereafter.
• Must have the ability to work variable hours, including nights & weekends, and travel within the district/state/region/country based on customer requirements.
• This position requires you to drive an Eaton vehicle.
• Must be able and willing to obtain Department of Transportation (DOT) non-CDL qualification and comply with all DOT regulatory requirements, if required.
• Practices electrical safety measures.
• Performs physically demanding tasks, requirement to stand, walk, stoop, squat, kneel, and reach above, to, and below shoulder level, lift, carry, push, pull, and use hands to handle and feel. Frequently required to climb and regularly required to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds; occasionally required to push/pull greater than 50 pounds with assistance. May be required to drive extended distances, work in extreme weather and temperature conditions, work at sites with areas that have poor lighting, ventilation, and dust and/or be exposed to high noise levels.
• Experience with HMI (Human Machine Interface) software and power monitoring software packages.
• Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, SNMP, OPC, DDE, TCP/IP.
• Strong computer skills required with Windows Operating Systems and Databases.
• Intermediate Networking skills including the ability to troubleshoot network hardware and interfaces, including Ethernet and Fiber
• Knowledge of power quality meters, trip units, protective relays and UPS
• Working knowledge of test equipment and diagnostic instruments for automation and power management systems.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting, test and repair techniques.
• Ability to interface with internal and external customers, salespeople, and other team members on a technical level.
• Has demonstrated ability to provide service and represent company interests in developing customer relationships to assure long-term customer satisfaction.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills

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