Early Career Internship Program: Information Technology

Eaton Corporation • Greenwood, SC

7d • $22 - $38

About The Position

Eaton’s 12-week paid Early Career Internship Program in Information Technology gives students hands-on experience using data, AI, digital tools, and connected systems to improve business processes and product manufacturing and delivery. Interns work at manufacturing sites and with functional teams, learn from business and technology leaders, and contribute to high-impact projects supporting technology improvements and innovation across Eaton’s business units and manufacturing sites. Assignments vary and may involve mapping business processes and their supporting data and systems; scaling digital tools for production execution, shop-floor visibility, traceability, and connectivity; building or improving data pipelines, models, and analytics; and testing applications, workflows, integrations, or AI-enabled capabilities to address defined business problems.

The program includes exposure to different roles and participation in the LDP Core Learning Series, with opportunities to develop functional expertise and leadership capabilities, collaborate with senior leaders, and participate in mentorship and peer engagement. The internship concludes with a formal presentation of success stories to organizational leaders and feedback on performance. After completing the internship, participants may be considered for Eaton’s Information Technology Development Program after graduation.

The role requires geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States for the program’s duration. Travel may be up to 25% within a local region, as determined by the assignment manager. Interns are responsible for transportation to and from the worksite and incidental business travel; approved required business travel other than travel to the worksite will be reimbursed. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans.

Requirements

• Be actively enrolled in or have received a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a STEM field or business major from an accredited institution.
• Have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8.
• Be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States for the duration of the internship program.
• Demonstrate relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to listen, collaborate, and work across technical, operational, and business functions.
• Demonstrate hands-on problem-solving skills, including identifying root causes and connecting business needs with practical technology solutions.
• Be process-oriented, able to prioritize, focus on measurable outcomes, and support execution and continuous improvement.
• Be adaptable and learning agile, with openness to relocation, travel, changing business needs, and fast-paced environments.
• Eaton does not consider applicants requiring employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in management information systems, computer science or engineering, data analytics, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, supply chain, business analytics, or a related field.
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
• Previous internship or co-op experience in manufacturing operations, systems integration, data, AI, product ownership, application delivery, process improvement, or business-facing technology roles.
• Experience through internships, co-ops, projects, research, or leadership activities demonstrating problem solving, collaboration, and execution.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus or the community.
• Passion for how products are designed, built, and delivered, and enthusiasm for partnering with operations teams and business leaders in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, and IT teams to map end-to-end business processes and their supporting data and systems.
• Support implementation and scaling of digital tools to improve production execution, shop-floor visibility, traceability, and connectivity.
• Build or improve data pipelines, models, and analytics that connect information across business processes.
• Test applications, workflows, integrations, or AI-enabled capabilities that address defined business problems.
• Present internship success stories to organizational leaders at the end of the summer program.

Benefits

• Paid 12-week internship.
• Competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices.
• Approved required business travel other than transportation to and from the worksite will be reimbursed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern