Internship: Software Engineering at Eaton in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA, 55441
- Company: Eaton
- Location: Plymouth, Minnesota, USA, 55441
- Posted: Sep 23, 2026
- Type: Internship
- Salary: $22.15 - $37.50 per hour
Overview
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Internship: Software Engineering. Do you want to gain enriching experiences and work side by side with experienced engineers to power your career? Apply to our Software Engineering Internship!
Job description
- Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Internship: Software Engineering.
- Do you want to gain enriching experiences and work side by side with experienced engineers to power your career? Apply to our Software Engineering Internship!
- Over the course of this twelve-week paid internship based at the Plymouth, MN site (about 10 miles west of Minneapolis), 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.
- Your career matters – and we’re here to make it work. Are you ready?
- The Software Engineering Intern is an integral part of multi-disciplined new product engineering team at Eaton’s Thomas A. Edison Technical Center in Plymouth, MN. In this role, you will assist in the development of interface software for high performance, real-time controls and protective relays used for smart grid applications in the electrical power distribution industry.
Responsibilities
- • Implement features to configure, monitor, and update power system intelligent electronic devices, including advanced UX design, IDE development, graphical data representation and display, communication protocols, cybersecurity, and other relay, control and monitoring functions using .NET and C#.
- • Implement designs based on product and interface requirements with guidance from lead software engineers.
- • Work with functional managers, systems engineers, and lead software engineers to distill product/system requirements/use cases to software stories, developing module and system level code, and unit tests.
- • Participate in tasks related to new product development including planning, task/story estimation, programming, unit testing, peer review, integration and release.
- • Participate in the analysis and specification of software subsystems.
- • Implement tests in support of developer testing activities and integration with Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines.
- • Participate in design and code reviews.
Requirements
- • Actively enrolled in or received a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science at an accredited institution with a graduation date no earlier than December 2027.
- • Minimum GPA of 2.8 or above.
- • 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.
- • Prior internship or co-op experience.
- • Junior or higher standing.
- • Minimum GPA of 3.2 or above.
- • Experience developing .NET, C# based applications.
- • Familiarity with developing UX with Windows Presentation Foundation, XAML, and Workflow.
- • Familiarity with Agile Scrum concepts (or other iterative development methodology).
- • Familiarity with using SDLC management tools in a team environment.
Skills
Required
- .NET
- C#
Preferred
- Windows Presentation Foundation
- XAML
- Workflow
- Agile Scrum
- SDLC management tools
Benefits
- We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
- Eaton strives to provide benefits and programs that are competitive and focused on employee well-being. These programs are offered across the United States and Puerto Rico, but specific programs and options available may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic locations, date of hire, employment type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
- The hourly rate for this position is $22.15 - $37.50 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.
About Eaton
Our engineering teams are passionate about designing products and services that are more efficient, reliable, safe, and sustainable. With five Eaton facilities and more than 1900+ 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. Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial and institutional, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come. Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of nearly $27.4 billion in 2025, the company serves customers in more than 180 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn. Recent Awards: Honored to be recognized 2018-2026 World's most admired companies, Fortune 2023-2025 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces, Newsweek 2025 World's 100 Best Companies, TIME 2012-2026 World's Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere 2025 World's Best Employers, Forbes 2026 Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces, The Economist 2023-2025 Great Place to Work Certified, US 2021-2026 America's Top Most Loved Workplaces, Best Practice Institute 2026 America's Greatest Workplaces for Women, Newsweek 2026 America's Best Employers for Company Culture, Forbes 2026 America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families, Newsweek 2026 America's Greatest Workplaces in Manufacturing 2025 America's Best Large Employers, Forbes 2025 Top Veteran Friendly Employer, U.S. Veterans Magazine 2025 Top Most Loved Workplace for Career Advancement, Best Practice Institute 2025 Gold Award, Military Friendly Companies