Internship Program: Human Resources

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.

What sets our Early Talent Programs apart:

• Personalized Program Experience: We're committed to energizing your career and empowering your impact. No two participants share the same experience or set of responsibilities.
• Global Perspectives: Our programs span diverse businesses and locations. Relocating to an endorsed Eaton site is a required part of the adventure, enhancing your learning and maximizing program benefits.
• Role Exploration: You'll be exposed to cross-functional teams during your internship and participate in our Intern Core Learning Series. These experiences allow you to build your functional expertise and leadership capabilities to maximize your potential for future roles.
• Strategic Networking: Collaborate with senior leaders through the networking opportunities woven into your experience.

It's time to make connections, get energized, and power ahead.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The salary for this role is $40.96 per hour.

Position Overview:
During the 12-week paid internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our business while being coached and mentored by Eaton HR professionals. This internship in Human Resources is designed to provide the foundation to early career HR professionals, through fast-paced, real world, hands-on HR Generalist experience leading projects in areas such as:

• Talent Acquisition
• Onboarding
• Change Management
• Business Acumen
• Workforce Planning
• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Employee Engagement

In addition to your valuable on the job learning, interns participate in robust programming including professional development activities, cross-functional projects, senior leader exposure, networking events, and visits to other Eaton sites. These events will help you gain exposure to the many exciting opportunities that lie ahead of you as you build your career at Eaton.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor's, master's or MBA degree with a focus in human resources or IO Psychology from an accredited institution.
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience and/or HR internship experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within campus and/or the community.

Position Criteria:

• A desire to build a career in human resources in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Highly skilled communicator, strong analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to execute with minimal direction and prepared to navigate change with patience, optimism, and poise.
• Intellectually curious; always willing to probe deeper to understand organizational behavior and performance.
• This role may include travel (up to 25%) within a local region as determined by the assignment manager.
• Transportation to and from the worksite and for incidental business travel is the responsibility of the intern; however, expenses for required and approved business travel (not including the worksite) will be reimbursed.
• The summer internship culminates with a formal presentation where students showcase their success stories to leaders of the organization and receive feedback on their performance.

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Client-provided location(s): Syracuse, NY

Job ID: Eaton-48519Syracuse

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-09-04T18:37:57