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Engineering Internship
CompanyEaton Corporation
LocationSumter
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 16, 2025

Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Assist in developing solutions for product and manufacturing problems while preparing specifications for products and processes. Engage in project management and collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to meet project goals.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
54118
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.
Eaton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eaton is 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.
About the Role
Provide assistance to line and staff personnel in order to develop solutions for product and manufacturing problems for a complete line of apparatus. Initiate and prepare specifications for products, equipment, tooling, processes, and systems to obtain optimum cost and quality manufacturability. Implement and utilize strategies to ensure concurrent engineering and design for manufacturing concepts with the design engineering team. Investigate and develop understanding of new technologies and processes and be able to assess these from a broad perspective in terms of the impact of the total business. Design, develop, justify, and guide the installation of new engineering concepts, equipment, tooling, processes, and systems through appropriate procedures so that optimum manufacturing cost can be achieved and maintained. Participate in project management and engaging with multi-disciplined teams to achieve goals using ProLaunch and other project management tools. Participate in Voice of the Customer (VOC) product and market requirements research. Ensure timely completion to project commitment dates. Actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree or master's degree program in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering. Minimum of one internship or co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months work experience completed at the time of this application. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher (please don't round). Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Sumter, SC. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 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. 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. To request 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.
Key Skills
Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringProject ManagementProLaunchMicrosoft OfficeDesign for ManufacturingConcurrent EngineeringProblem SolvingCustomer Requirements ResearchTeam CollaborationSpecification DevelopmentTechnology AssessmentProcess ImprovementTooling Development
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