Product Engineering Internship

Job Description

Product Engineering Internship | Eaton

The Tone:
This is a paid internship at Eaton, located in South Milwaukee, WI. Eaton specializes in technology-driven solutions, with a focus on designing products and services that are more efficient, reliable, safe, and sustainable for utility, commercial, and industrial customers. This internship offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, gain a firm grasp of core engineering competencies, and contribute to the development of new medium voltage switchgear products. Your work will directly support the creation of robust solutions and help power your career in engineering.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary (Twelve-week paid internship)
• Location: In-person, South Milwaukee, WI
• Pay: $20.77–$34.62 hourly
• Team: New Product Development (NPD) Engineering team, responsible for new overhead and underground medium voltage reclosers, fault interrupters, and switches.
• Mission: Perform engineering analyses, create detailed designs, execute prototype builds, and develop verification tests to contribute to NPD projects and functional initiatives.
• Tech Stack: Advanced tools for engineering analysis and digital simulation, 3D modeling

What You’ll Actually Do
• Design Development: Develop, sustain, and improve product design and product definition data.
• Engineering Analysis: Learn and perform engineering analysis and digital simulation leveraging advanced tools.
• Prototyping: Support production and manufacturing engineering with prototype and pilot builds.
• Testing & Fixtures: Develop sub-system verification tests, which include designing and developing custom fixtures.
• Design Optimization: Learn and utilize Design for X techniques to drive design optimization.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering at an accredited institution, with a graduation date no earlier than December 2026. Minimum GPA of 2.8 or above.
• Experience: Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States.
• Skills: Engineering analysis, digital simulation, product design, collaboration with global teams, and verification testing.
• Bonus: Prior internship or co-op experience, minimum GPA of 3.2 or above, experience in 3D modeling, and hands-on experience building prototypes or other equipment.