Development Program: Power System Controls Engineer

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Power System Controls Engineer role at Eaton
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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 Talent 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.

The annual salary for this role is $75,000 with a one-time $6,000 signing bonus. Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices.

• The Eaton Electrical Services & Systems team offers a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a power system’s life cycle—whether it’s design, build, or support. Our services integrate and optimize the elements of a power system to make sure it’s aligned with business goals. We can help keep your power system safe, efficient, reliable, and up-to-date.

• The Power Systems Solution group is a full-service systems integrator with the capabilities to integrate the necessary equipment and technologies, to provide a complete power automation solution. This team of engineers and technicians brings extensive skills and experiences with a variety of leading HMI software packages enabling us to design graphically rich, easy-to-use operator interfaces that take advantage of the latest standalone or web-based technologies.

Our experience transcends a multitude of equipment manufacturers, software packages, and network architectures, including all major OEMs HMI’s and components. We offer single point responsibility, a high level of engineering and systems integration expertise, and a unified focus on cost-effective solutions, seamless integration, HMI development, energy management tools, and professional turnkey system design and implementation.

• Program Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s)
• Write and deploy complex power transfer and other control schemes including Main‑Tie‑Main transfer schemes, load shedding/peak shaving schemes, breaker control schemes, SCADA system development, and generator control.
• Validate system contains proper controls, metering and monitoring. Controls include Power meters, automation equipment (PLC/HMI), protective relays, load sharing, synchronization, etc. per approved drawing package while in factory setting.

• Guaranteed 40‑hour base pay, eligible for pay and travel premiums
• Career growth, mentorship and safety training
• Company vehicle, toolkit, and phone
• Tuition assistance for ongoing learning
• Leads program with bonus pay
• Opportunities across 32 service branches

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution, with graduation date before August of 2026
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Minimum of one internship/co‑op experience or an equivalent 3 months of experience in a technician or maintenance role working on or with machines, vehicles or large equipment
• 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.
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check

• Degree in technical engineering (Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering) from an accredited institution
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Prior work experience within the electrical/power industry
• Experience in testing, troubleshooting, evaluating, and servicing electrical distribution and control systems
• Experience…