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 Development Program spans 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 with mentorship programs woven into your experience.
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 annual salary for this role is $82,000 a year. This position offers a one-time $6,000 signing bonus.
The Marketing Development Program offers product, marketing and leadership training. This 2-year rotational program includes two 1-year rotations, providing exposure to various marketing and sales enabling roles across Eaton's product lines. Participants will learn to prioritize and promote electrical products and solutions to distributors, contractors, consultants, and end customers.
Potential Assignments Include:
• Division Sale Engineer
• Product Engineer
• Business/Market Analyst
Division Sale Engineer – Role and Responsibilities:
1. Establish and maintain the highest possible commercial relations with present and potential customers by effectively employing skills in salesmanship, application engineering, product knowledge, and knowledge of customers' business and organization
2. Interpret incoming orders for proper content, price, compliance with terms and conditions, and other requirements prior to acceptance at the division
3. Review customer needs and specifications to determine a minimum bill of material, most competitive price level, and shipment cycle within the assigned industry or market segment.
4. Coordinate with Customer Service to ensure resources are available to support customer commitments and interpret incoming RFQs for proper content and price
5. Advise as a technical and commercial liaison between field sales, end users/customers, distributors, and other product line functions such as engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, scheduling, and management.
6. Recommend changes or modifications in products, policies, or procedures to improve productivity, including "value engineering" alternatives.
7. Develop and present programs to promote the acceptance of products and/or services at customer locations, sales offices, trade shows, training seminars, and corporate meetings.
8. Maintain an active role in the formation and execution of sales plans through developing and evaluating competitive situations, reporting new product requirements, tracking negotiations, analyzing success/failure, and developing accurate and timely monthly forecasts
9. Complete all requested reports in a professional and timely manner.
10. Coordinate special projects at the direction of the Sales Manager or other applicable product line management.
1. Develop and maintain customer-facing marketing collateral, including website feedback, product specifications, brochures, and videos.
2. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize quote and order fulfillment processes.
3. Monitor and analyze product performance and marketing data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
4. Support Voice-of-Customer (VOC) initiatives, including developing and gathering feedback from prospective customers in key market segments.
5. Lead best practices for critical customer documentation, such as Instruction Booklets and parts catalogues.
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and supply chain to develop new products or modify existing products to meet customer requirements and market needs.
Business/Market Analyst – Role and Responsibilities:
1. Analyze market trends and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and challenges.
2. Develop and implement strategic plans and objectives aligned with the company’s mission and values.
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between strategy and operations.
4. Present strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
5. Measure the effectiveness of implemented strategies and make necessary adjustments.
6. Lead and manage strategic projects and initiatives.
7. Identify and address issues and risks that could affect the achievement of strategic objectives.
After completion of the program, your experience and newly acquired skills could lead you in a variety of leadership career paths within marketing, sales, manufacturing, or operations.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a graduation date before August 2027
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
• 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 have a minimum of one internship or co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of work experience completed at the time of this application
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or community
• Ability to speak a second language
• Enrolled in an engineering or business degree from an accredited institution
Position Criteria:
• The assignment will be in an Eaton facility including: Asheville, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Greenwood, SC, or Portland, OR
• This role may include travel (up to 25%) within a local region as determined by the Assignment manager
• This role may require the employee to maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
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 believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with graduation before August 2027
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
- At least one internship or co-op experience, or equivalent of three months of work experience, completed at application
- Geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Leadership experience within campus or community
- Ability to speak a second language
- Enrollment in an engineering or business degree program
- Travel within a local region up to 25% may be required
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license may be required
Eaton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Eaton and has not been reviewed or approved by Eaton.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and company‑paid disability, with HSAs/HRAs and wellness programs enhancing access and support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching alongside additional retirement contributions, with some sites also featuring pension and profit‑sharing components.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents, childbirth leave via short‑term disability for birth mothers, adoption benefits, and subsidized backup care signal strong family‑focused support.
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What We Do
Planes. Hospitals. Factories. Data centers. Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.
Why Work With Us
At Eaton, we make what matters work—creating exciting new power management technologies that keep the world moving every day. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals can reach their full potential—and where they help us reach ours.
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