Internship: Cybersecurity Engineer - Moon Township, PA

What you’ll do:

Eaton is a diversified power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. The company is a global technology leader in electrical products, systems and services for power quality, distribution and control, power transmission, lighting and wiring products; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 100,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries.

The Intern Cybersecurity Engineer will be part of a global team of security experts in driving cybersecurity initiative in Eaton product solutions. He/she will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with product teams to ensure that new products implement ‘secure by design’ approach.
• Performing vulnerability assessment and penetration testing on Eaton products using automated and manual techniques.
• Working closely with multiple Eaton teams (security compliance, legal) and external teams i.e. Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) to identify, test and address vulnerabilities in Eaton products in a timely manner by providing recommendation to product teams and preparing analysis reports for management.
• Providing product recommendations of security packages to product teams; reviewing vendor products and making recommendations as appropriate.
• Providing technical trainings on security to product teams in Eaton.

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing bachelor's or master's degree in computing security or computer science, Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Cybersecurity.
• Degree must be obtained by August 2024 or later.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher (please don't round).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerability assessment and penetration tools like Kali Linux, Nessus, IBM AppScan.
• Experience in the design and implementation of software/firmware systems.
• Solid understanding of security protocols (HTTPS, TLS, SSH, Kerberos, wireless security protocols).
• Understanding of programming techniques involved in secure software development (e.g. safe protocol parsing, defensive programming etc.).

Position Criteria

• Ability to influence and work with various technical leads in different organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to explain technical concepts.
• Ability to foster collaboration across global development teams.
• Strong problem solving and reasoning ability, exhibiting technical innovation and creative solutions.
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.