EATON

Early Career Leadership Development Program: Engineering Technology - Power Electronics

EATON$95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in electrical or electronics engineering from an accredited institution expected before August 2026
  • Minimum one internship or co-op experience in Power Electronics or 3 months of relevant work experience
  • Geographically flexible for relocation within the United States
  • No immigration sponsorship or support for this position
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in campus or community activities

Responsibilities

  • Participate in a two-year rotational development program with two 12-month assignments in power electronics
  • Engage in the design of intelligent power management solutions
  • Support either a specific business unit/product line or work with broader enterprise technologies
  • Contribute to cutting-edge technologies like MV Power Conversion and Solid State Circuit Protection
  • Build leadership skills and technical expertise in strategic focus areas

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package including health and wellness initiatives
  • Expenses for approved business travel reimbursed
  • Opportunities for career advancement within Eaton after program completion
  • Focus on holistic employee wellbeing—physical, financial, and emotional
  • Networking and mentorship opportunities within a collaborative environment
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

Are you passionate for innovation and disruptive technology? Our Engineering and Technology Leadership Development Programmay 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 Engineering and Technology Leadership Development Program- Power Electronics track focuses on the development of power electronics technology platforms and common hardware building blocks to create innovative solutions. Rotations 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:

  • MV Power Conversion
  • Solid State Circuit Protection
  • Energy Intelligence


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.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in electrical or electronics engineering from an accredited institution with a graduation date before August 2026
  • Minimum of one internship/co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of Power Electronics work experience completed at the time of this application
  • 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:
  • Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or community
  • Two or more relevant internships or co-op experiences
  • Power Electronics industry experience (Power Electronics Hardware/Control Design, and/or Power conversion; Model based design/ electronic circuit design and simulation; Electrical testing, troubleshooting, & validation)
  • Preferred Software exposure: RTDS, OPAL-RT, Typhoon, dSPACE, MatLAb
  • Demonstrated exposure to machine learning or AI concepts through coursework, internships, research, or personal projects including experience using AI-assisted development tools, 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
  • 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
  • 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): Raleigh, NC; Pittsburgh, PA; Milwaukee, WI; or Torrance, CA


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We aspire to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees. We do this by helping all our employees maximize their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing, both at work and at home. Learn more about Eaton's Wellness Culture Here

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 $95,000 a year. This position offers a one-time $15,000 signing bonus.

About EATON

Eaton Corporation plc is a multinational power management company with 2020 sales of $17.9 billion, founded in the US. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Eaton operates through three main business segments: Electrical Products, Electrical Systems and Services, and Hydraulics. The Electrical Products segment designs, manufactures, markets, and sells electrical components, such as circuit breakers, switches, and electrical protection and control devices. The Electrical Systems and Services segment offers electrical power distribution and assemblies, as well as engineering services and automation and control solutions. The Hydraulics segment provides products such as pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and filtration products. Eaton has a global presence with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Learn more about EATON
Size
85,947 employees
Market Cap
$62.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.4 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
-0.1%
Revenue
$17.8 billion
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