Eaton
Early Career Internship Program: Engineering Technology - Mechanical Design
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 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 be exposed to cross-functional teams during your internship and participate in our Intern 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 through the networking opportunities woven into your experience.
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 salary for this role ranges from $22.15 - $37.50 per hour.
Position Overview:
Are you passionate for innovation and disruptive technology? Our Engineering and Technology Internship Program may be for you! Over the course of this 12-week paid internship, students will engage in projects that hold tangible significance for our business while receiving guidance and mentorship from Eaton's esteemed leaders.
The Early Career Internship 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 internship program, your technical skills combined with your newly acquired business acumen will prepare you to be considered for Eaton’s Engineering and Technology Development Programs upon graduation.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Actively enrolled or received a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology or applied engineering from an accredited institution
- 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
- Experience in new product development for engineering
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2
- Prior internship or co-op experience
- Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or community
- 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 for the duration of the Internship Program to an Eaton facility including (but not limited to): Pittsburgh, PA; Asheville, NC; or Milwaukee, WI
- Transportation to and from the worksite and for incidental business travel is the responsibility of the intern; however, expenses for required and approved business travel (not including the worksite) will be reimbursed
- The summer internship culminates with a formal presentation where students showcase their success stories to leaders of the organization and receive feedback on their performance
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 considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Eaton Glendale Heights, Illinois, USA Office
210 Windy Point Dr, Glendale Heights, IL, United States, 60139
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