Development Program: Switchgear Modernization Engineer

Eaton Early Career Programs

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.
• Broad Exposure:
  Diverse work locations and comprehensive customer portfolios are a required part of the adventure, enhancing your learning and maximizing program benefits.
• Role Exploration:
  Gain insight into various careers within Eaton through extensive services that ensure safe, efficient, and reliable power systems at every stage.
• Strategic Networking:
  Benefit from networking and mentorship opportunities within one of North America's largest and most experienced power distribution service organizations.
• Tangible Learning:
  See firsthand how Eaton is powering the future of Power Distribution through real world application and customer service.
• In a Switchgear Modernization role, you'll build hands-on technical expertise by testing, troubleshooting, analyzing, and improving real-world power systems while collaborating with engineers, manufacturing teams, and customers to solve complex electrical challenges.

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 with a one-time $6,000 signing bonus.

Position Overview:

The Electrical Engineering Services and Systems global service team is one of the largest and most experienced teams of power system professionals in the industry. As one of our engineers, you'll help to provide solutions to our customers' power problems at every stage of the power system.

Eaton's switch gear modernization offers cost-effective renovation to existing equipment, with minimal power interruptions and without total replacement. Our solutions extend the useful life of aging electrical power systems by providing safe and reliable reconditioning of existing equipment, as well as new replacement circuit breakers and other components that improve reliability and safety in existing power systems.

• Follow EESS safety policies while working in both shop and field environments.
• Travel to customer sites to collect field measurements and assess existing equipment.
• Design and develop custom retrofit solutions for vintage switch gear using CAD, including technical drawings, schematics, bills of materials, and assembly documentation.
• Test, troubleshoot, and validate electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems to ensure solutions meet customer requirements and quality standards.
• Collaborate with engineers, manufacturing teams, and customers to resolve technical challenges, support control system requirements, and ensure manufacturability.
• Receive, inspect, assemble, and produce final solutions while maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Support quoting, application engineering, and proposal development for customer projects.
• Occasionally travel to job sites to oversee installation and implementation of solutions.
• Attend product and technical training to maintain a high level of industry and product knowledge.

This role is designed to prepare you for both technical and future leadership roles  a new engineer, you will be provided with a structured training and development curriculum; a blend of instructor-led, virtual classrooms, eLearning courses, and on-the-job training provided by expert mentors and team members to assist you in developing your career.

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