Development Program: Marketing

About the role

Eaton’s Early Career Programs offer a global impact opportunity, combining personalized development, international exposure, role exploration, and strategic networking with senior leaders. Participants engage in meaningful assignments that drive innovation in intelligent power management and shape their career goals.

Responsibilities

The Marketing Development Program is a 2‑year rotational program with two 1‑year rotations, providing exposure to marketing and sales‑enabling roles across Eaton’s product lines. Participants learn to prioritize and promote electrical products and solutions to distributors, contractors, consultants, and end customers.

• Potential assignments include:
  • Division Sale Engineer – establish and maintain commercial relations with customers, interpret orders, review customer needs for BOM and pricing, coordinate with Customer Service, act as technical/commercial liaison, recommend product/process improvements, develop promotional programs, support sales planning and forecasting, complete reports, coordinate special projects.
  • Product Engineer – develop customer‑facing marketing collateral, drive continuous improvement in quote/order fulfillment, monitor product performance and marketing data, support Voice‑of‑Customer initiatives, lead best practices for customer documentation, collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop/modify products.
  • Business/Market Analyst – analyze market trends and competitive landscape, develop and implement strategic plans, align strategy with operations, present recommendations to senior leadership, measure effectiveness, lead strategic projects, identify and address risks.

Qualifications

Required (basic):

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with graduation date before August 2027.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8.
• No immigration sponsorship – Eaton will not support CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN, I‑485 job portability, etc.
• At least one internship or co‑op experience, or equivalent of 3 months work experience.
• Geographically flexible to relocate within the United States.

Preferred:

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
• Demonstrated leadership experience on campus and/or in the community.
• Ability to speak a second language.
• Enrolled in an engineering or business degree from an accredited institution.

Skills

Position criteria:

• Assignment locations: Asheville, NC; Fayetteville, NC; Greenwood, SC; or Portland, OR.
• Travel up to 25 % within a local region as determined by the assignment manager.
• Maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
• Participation in video and in‑person interviews as part of the hiring process.
• Evaluation based on job‑related competencies; privacy rights and data security protected per applicable laws.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits, Retirement benefits, and programs for paid and unpaid time away from work. For details, see the Eaton Benefits Overview.

Pay

The annual salary for this role is $82,000. A one‑time $6,000 signing bonus is also offered.