Firmware Engineer Internship / Co-op

Eaton Group; Moon Township (Allegheny County); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Eaton is seeking a Firmware Engineering Intern / Co-op in Moon Township, PA. The role supports firmware development, testing, and integration for energy transition and power management products.

It offers a rotational or Summer 2027 internship with a flexible Pro-Launch process and close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams. The position involves contributing to hardware-in-the-loop testing, CI/CD workflows, and embedded wireless interfaces, with a focus on delivering product

Formación

• Must be actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or similar with graduation no later than August 2029
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• No immigration sponsorship or CPT/OPT/STEM OPT for this position
• Relocation not provided; must be within 50 miles of Moon Township, PA

Responsabilidades

• Develop firmware and software for embedded systems and micro-controllers; integrate and test tools.
• Support firmware/software development using code repositories, build servers, and agile and TDD methods.
• Support Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing and automation using lab tools.
• Contribute to CI/CD processes through build automation workflows.
• Work with wireless tech such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
• Collaborate with international project teams on research, design, and launch of innovations.

Conocimientos

C/C++

Python

GitHub

RTOS-based development

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Herramientas

SPI

I2C

UART

Descripción del empleo

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Energy Transition Team is currently seeking a Firmware Engineering Intern / Co-op.

This position can either be a rotational co-op assignment, or a Summer 2027 internship.

The hourly rate for this position is $22.15 - $27.69 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Firmware Engineering Intern / Co-op is responsible for supporting the creative design and development of connected home energy management systems, intelligent vehicle-to-home/grid (V2X) power management products, plus other electric power grid system solutions.

The Firmware Engineering Intern / Co-op will support firmware development, testing, and integration efforts. This position will contribute to the overall functionality of a product with involvement from project initiation through manufacturing launch, plus ongoing developments or feature enhancements. The Product Development Firmware Engineer will work closely with the Engineering Manager, Program Manager, other Firmware Engineers, Cyber Security Engineers, System Architects, Electrical Engineers, and Mechanical Engineers to develop the products in an organized and expedient fashion per our Pro-Launch process.

In this function you will:

• Develop firmware and software for embedded systems/micro-controllers along with integrating and test tools for embedded systems.
• Support firmware / software development using code repositories, code reviews, build servers, and both agile and Test-Driven Development (TDD) methods
• Support Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing and support automation using lab tools.
• Support continuous integration / continuous development (CI/CD) process through build automation workflow participation.
• Work with wireless technologies utilizing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Support the enhancement of existing products and services based on evaluations of existing and new technologies per Eaton’s strategic plans.
• Contribute to international project teams assigned to research, design, develop, test and/or launch new innovations.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or similar from an accredited institution with graduation no later than August 2029
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 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.
• Relocation is not provided for this role, the candidate must be located within 50 miles of Moon Township, PA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with GitHub
• Experienced with C / C++, and Python
• Exposure to RTOS-based development on embedded microcontrollers
• Exposure to embedded communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, etc.

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