Early Career Leadership Development Program: Engineering Technology - Mechanical Design

Eaton; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's Engineering and Technology Leadership Development Program offers two 12-month assignments designed to build leadership and technical depth in mechanical design. You'll rotate through projects within Electrical, Mobility, or Aerospace teams, working with engineering leaders and cross-functional teams to bring new products to life.

Required: BS or MS in mechanical engineering, internship or 3 months design experience, GPA 2.8+, willingness to relocate to Eaton sites in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology or applied engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum internship/co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of mechanical design experience completed at the time of this application.
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Responsibilities

• Design and Simulation
• Product Testing
• Design Validation
• Participation in product launch cycle for new product development
• Prototype Development and Testing
• Participation in Voice of the Customer product and marketing research
• Cost Saving initiatives for legacy or existing product lines
• And more!

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Leadership experience

Relocation willingness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD

SolidWorks

CREO

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.

About The Program

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.
• Global Perspectives: Our Development Program spans diverse businesses and locations. Relocating to an endorsed Eaton site is a required part of the adventure, enhancing your learning and maximizing program benefits.
• Role Exploration: You'll explore various roles early on and participate in our LDP Core Learning Series. These experiences allow you to build your functional expertise and leadership capabilities to maximize your potential for future roles.
• Strategic Networking: Collaborate with senior leaders with mentorship programs woven into your experience. Directly shape peer engagement, learning, development, and the overall participant experience by serving on LDP advisory boards.
• In our Engineering & Technology Program: You’ll support product engineering projects driving the next wave of innovation for Eaton’s products.

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 (bachelor’s degree) with a one-time $6,000 signing bonus or $90,000 (master’s degree) with a one-time $12,000 signing bonus.

What You’ll Do

Position Overview:

Are you passionate for innovation and disruptive technology? Our Engineering and Technology Leadership Development Program may be for you! This two-year rotational program consists of two unique 12—month assignments. This development program will provide you with the opportunity to design the world’s next intelligent power management solutions and bring them to life. Throughout the program, you will build your leadership aptitude and technical depth in critical and strategic focus areas.

The Early Career Leadership Development Program: Engineering Technology - Mechanical Design track will provide exposure to projects in creative design and development of various Eaton products. Assignments will be supporting a specific business unit/product line within Eaton’s Electrical, Mobility, or Aerospace teams to gain exposure to mechanical design from project initiation through manufacturing launch. Participants will work closely with Engineering leaders and cross-functionally gain exposure to Marketing, Sales, and Operations functions through project teams. Our strategic teams in this area are working on cutting edge technologies. Projects or tasks you may be responsible for leading include:

• Design and Simulation
• Product Testing
• Design Validation
• Participation in product launch cycle for new product development
• Prototype Development and Testing
• Participation in Voice of the Customer product and marketing research
• Cost Saving initiatives for legacy or existing product lines
• And more!

After completion of the program, your technical expertise combined with your newly acquired business acumen will get you ready to take on larger challenges within the Engineering & Technology function including technical or people leader opportunities.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology or applied engineering from an accredited institution with a graduation date before August 2027
• Minimum of one internship/co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of mechanical design experience completed at the time of this application
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled or received a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or community
• Two or more relevant Internships or Co-op experiences
• Experience in CAD, SolidWorks, and/or CREO solid modeling
• Demonstrated exposure to machine learning or AI concepts through coursework, internships, research, or personal projects including experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot), experience in prompt engineering, and working with generative AI models and simulation tools

Position Criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical concepts
• This role may include travel (up to 25%) within a local region as determined by the Engineering & Technology Assignment Manager
• Demonstrate geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States throughout the duration and completion of the Development Program to an Eaton facility including (but not limited to): Pittsburgh, PA; Asheville, NC; or Milwaukee, WI

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