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.
- In our Technical Sales Program: You will accelerate your career by gaining hands-on product knowledge, getting exposure to regional market strategies, and developing essential customer service and sales skills.
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.
Year One Rotation (Asheville, NC)
Participants will complete one of the following technical assignments designed to build foundational product knowledge, customer understanding, and business expertise:
- Project Engineer/Coordinator – Project Management Organization
- Technical Support Engineer – Technical Resource Center
- OEM Account Engineer
- Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure (CPDI) Account Engineer
Year Two Rotation
Participants will transition into an Inside Sales Engineer role at an Eaton sales office located anywhere within the United States. In this customer-facing assignment, participants will apply their technical knowledge and sales skills to support customers, develop solutions, drive business growth, and prepare for future sales leadership opportunities.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a graduation date before August 2027
- 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.
- 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 first assignment will be in Asheville, NC. The second assignment will be in a district sales office within the United States.
- This role may include travel (up to 25%) within a local region as determined by the Technical Sales assignment manager
- This role may require the employee to maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
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 three months of work experience, completed by application
- Ability 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
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license
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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