Development Program: Engineering

Eaton Corporation; Town of Caledonia (WI); On-site; USD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Wisconsin is seeking candidates for its Rotational Engineering Development Program (EDP). You will complete five rotations over three years at our Waukesha, South Milwaukee, and Franksville sites, with starts in January or June 2027.

As an EDP participant you will gain broad engineering experience across multiple disciplines with opportunities in testing, design, PM, and manufacturing engineering; relocation assistance is provided for qualifying candidates.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a May 2027 graduation date.
• Minimum 2.8 GPA; no immigration sponsorship support for CPT/OPT/H-1B.
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global design and manufacturing teams.
• Assist with mechanical, electrical, and environmental testing.
• Develop, improve, and sustain product design data (3D models, drawings, BOMs, specs).
• Support production and manufacturing engineering including prototype and pilot builds.
• Learn engineering analysis and digital simulation using CAD, FEA, MATLAB, etc.
• Apply design techniques to drive optimization in cost, manufacturing and assembly.
• Develop subsystem verification tests, including test methods and fixtures.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

What you’ll do:

Do you want to gain enriching experiences and work side by side with experienced engineers to power your career? Apply to our rotational Engineering Development Program!

Individuals will complete five rotations over a three-year timeframe at our Waukesha, South Milwaukee and/or Franksville, WI sites, with an initial start date in January or June 2027.

Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates who qualify. Participants will be connected with our relocation vendor and provided a lump sum payment to give you the flexibility to address your specific relocation needs.

Position Overview:

As a rotational Engineering Development Program (EDP) participant, you will gain a diverse range of engineering experience by working in various product lines and functions across two Eaton divisions. You will gain a firm grasp of our core engineering competencies and a holistic view of our technology-driven solutions that serve our wide range of customers.

Opportunities include, but are not limited to, rotations in: Testing, Product Line Support, Design, project management, and manufacturing engineering. You will be placed in assignments that best match your skillset and development focus to help you reach your potential.

Our engineering teams are passionate about designing products and services that are more efficient, reliable, safe, and sustainable. With five Eaton facilities and more than 1900 employees located in Wisconsin, Eaton's local footprint enables our employees with state-of-the-art laboratories and access to manufacturing that allows us to deliver robust solutions to our utility, commercial and industrial customers.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with global design and manufacturing teams.
• Assist with performing mechanical, electrical, and environmental testing.
• Develop, improve, and sustain product design and product definition data (3D models, drawings, bills of materials, product & material specifications).
• Support production and manufacturing engineering including prototype and pilot builds.
• Learn and perform engineering analysis and digital simulation leveraging advanced tools (CAD, FEA, statistical tolerance analysis, computational analysis MATLAB, etc.).
• Learn and utilize design techniques to drive design optimization in cost, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Develop sub-system verification tests, which include defining test methods and procedures and designing and developing custom fixtures.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering at an accredited institution with a graduation date in May 2027.
• Minimum 2.8 GPA. Please do not round.
• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Eaton Engineering co-op or internship experience.
• Experience using 3D CAD software.

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 starts at $82,000 with a one-time $6,000 signing bonus.

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.

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