What are the responsibilities and job description for the ETO Engineering Co-op position at Eaton?
Eaton’s ES GEIS CHD division is currently seeking a ETO Engineering Co-op.
This co-op position is scheduled to start in Fall 2026, or Spring 2027.
The hourly rate for this position is 24.92 per hour.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What You’ll Do
As an ETO Engineering Co-op, you will be responsible for development and execution of customer-centric solutions for NEC markets. This role requires strong communication skills, ambition, drive, and extensive engineering experience, along with enthusiasm for product design. Responsibilities include designing to special customer requests through Engineered to Order (ETO) product designs, providing manufacturing support for manufacture of ETO designs, and offering technical leadership for ongoing customer inquiries. Reporting to the ETO Manager, you will independently develop and direct a broad range of product design projects, assuming responsibility for all technical project activities, including high-level product design elements.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
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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 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.
This co-op position is scheduled to start in Fall 2026, or Spring 2027.
The hourly rate for this position is 24.92 per hour.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What You’ll Do
As an ETO Engineering Co-op, you will be responsible for development and execution of customer-centric solutions for NEC markets. This role requires strong communication skills, ambition, drive, and extensive engineering experience, along with enthusiasm for product design. Responsibilities include designing to special customer requests through Engineered to Order (ETO) product designs, providing manufacturing support for manufacture of ETO designs, and offering technical leadership for ongoing customer inquiries. Reporting to the ETO Manager, you will independently develop and direct a broad range of product design projects, assuming responsibility for all technical project activities, including high-level product design elements.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in a Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering at an accredited institution
- Must be able to work full-time for a minimum five (5) month assignment starting in Fall 2026, or Spring 2027.
- 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 cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher (please don't round).
- Relocation is not provided for this role, the candidate must be located within 50 miles of Syracuse, NY.
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with 2D drawing creation/3D modeling (ACAD, SolidWorks/Enovia), ERP systems (SAP) and Microsoft applications
- Prior internship or co-op experience.
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 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.