Early Career Internship Program: Engineering Technology - Embedded Systems
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Position Overview
Engineering and Technology Internship Program
Engineering and Technology Internship Program- Embedded Systems
track will provide exposure to a combination of hardware and software product development support opportunities. Assignments will either be supporting a specific business unit/product line or working with broader technologies across the enterprise. Our strategic teams in this area are working on cutting edge technologies including:
- IoT product application and development
- Firmware and software development for micro-controllers
- Development of embedded hardware for power distribution products
- 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 electrical or electronics engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, or computer science 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
- Experience in embedded systems and exposure to software languages including C, C++, Java, and/or Python
- 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): Raleigh, NC; Pittsburgh, PA; 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
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