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Do you want to gain enriching experiences and work side by side with experienced engineers to power your career? Apply to our Firmware Engineering Internship!

Over the course of this twelve-week paid internship based at the Menomonee Falls, WI site, you will gain a firm grasp of our core engineering competencies and a holistic view of our technology-driven solutions that serve our wide range of customers.

The salary for this role ranges from $22.15 - $24.92 per hour (depending on your year in school).

Your career matters – and we’re here to make it work. Are you ready? 

What you’ll do:

The Firmware Engineering Intern is an integral part of multi-disciplined new product engineering team at the Industrial Controls Division. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will perform engineering analyses, create designs, and develop unit tests – all contributing to the overall execution of New Product Development (NPD) projects and functional initiatives.

Our engineering teams are passionate about designing products that are more efficient, reliable, safe, and sustainable. With more than 1600 employees located in Wisconsin, Eaton’s local footprint enables our employees with state-of-the-art laboratories and access to manufacturing that allows us to deliver robust solutions to our utility, commercial and industrial customers.

In this role you will:

• Work on drives and soft starter firmware and test related areas primarily using C, C++, and Python, as well as other programming languages.

• Collaborate with a global multi-discipline engineering teams (software, firmware, hardware, systems, and test) to deliver products and features for the Industrial Controls Division.

• Set aggressive goals, measures performance, and strive to go beyond what is expected.

• Effectively work and communicate within a global team environment.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Actively enrolled in or received a bachelor’s degree program in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science at an accredited institution with a graduation date no earlier than December 2025.

• Minimum GPA of 2.8 or above.

• Able to work in the United States on an ongoing basis without company sponsorship.

• No relocation is offered for this role. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the Menomonee Falls, WI site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship or co-op experience.

• Junior or higher standing.

• Minimum GPA of 3.2 or above.

• Experience developing using Model based design, C / C++, Python or test automation tools.

• Familiarity with Agile Scrum concepts (or other iterative development methodology).