Internship Program: Applications Engineering

Eaton; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Early Career Programs offer interns an opportunity to impact real projects in intelligent power management. You’ll work with seasoned leaders and gain diverse experience across locations while developing hands-on power distribution knowledge.

The Applications Engineering Internship includes testing, documentation, and process improvement with a strong emphasis on collaboration and professional growth. Relocation to an Eaton site is required.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in electrical or mechanical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum GPA 2.8 (please don't round).
• Willingness to relocate within the United States for the internship.

Responsibilities

• Develop test fixtures for verifying performance of Switchgear and Motor Control assemblies, collaborating with lead engineers.
• Document and organize standards for control schematics and related collateral to meet customer requirements.
• Improve productivity of the application engineering function through testing and engineering systems implementations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

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 interns share the same experience or set of responsibilities.
• Global Perspectives: Our programs span 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. 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 through the networking opportunities woven into your experience.
• In our Applications Engineering Internship Program: You will accelerate your career by gaining hands‑on power distribution and control product knowledge.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The salary for this role ranges from $20.77 - $25.96 per hour.

What You’ll Do

• Work with a team to develop test fixtures for verifying performance of various elements of Switchgear and Motor Control assemblies. As a member of the team, you will work with lead engineers on design principles such as defining requirements, contributing to definition of hardware design, define test plans and perform validation testing to confirm that system and functional requirements are met.
• Work with a team to document and organize standards for control schematics along with other collateral utilized to fulfill customer requirements.
• Work with a team to improve productivity of the application engineering function through testing and implementation of engineering systems.

Required (Basic Qualifications)

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in electrical or mechanical engineering from accredited institution
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8 (please don't 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

• Actively enrolled in an electrical engineering program
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 of higher
• Completion of sophomore year by the start of the application
• Prior internship or co‑op experience
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or the community

Position Criteria

• Demonstrate geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States for the duration of the Internship to an Eaton facility including Asheville, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Greenwood, SC, El Paso, TX; Sumter, SC
• Strong analytical, computer, writing, presentation and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate technical information to customers and manufacturing
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical engineering
• Knowledge of design standards

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.