Co-op, Electrical Engineer (June - Dec 2027)
Chelmsford, MAFull-time$20–32/hrPosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Rockwell Automation’s Electrical Engineering Co-op helps investigate, develop, and evaluate sensing technology and firmware. The six-month, full-time co-op runs from June through December 2027 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and requires the student to take a semester off from classes with university or advisor approval. The role analyzes circuit designs and components, tests products, and works with component engineering and sourcing on resiliency plans.
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Full job description
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description The Electrical Engineering Co-op works to help investigate, develop, and evaluate new sensing technology and/or firmware required for Rockwell Automation. This Co-op is intended for 6 months, full-time, beginning June 2027 and will run through December 2027.
This position is located in Chelmsford, MA and requires the student to take a semester off of school to work in place of traditional classes. Co-op must be approved by their university and/or advisor. This position does not provide relocation assistance.
Your Responsibilities:
- Analyze electrical circuit designs in our current products
- Test existing products to determine if they comply with Rockwell Automation requirements
- Analyze electrical components and explore how replacements improve Rockwell Automation product designs
- Work with component engineering and sourcing to create resiliency plans for Rockwell Automation products
The Essentials - You Will Have:
- Pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree at an accredited college or university.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical degree at an accredited college or university.
- Located within 50 miles of Chelmsford, Massachusetts year-round
- Must be enrolled in at least one more semester after the co-op concludes (graduation date of May 2028 or later)
- Rising junior or senior working towards Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
- Experience with electrical design and schematic capture
- Familiarity with oscilloscopes and other basic laboratory equipment
- Knowledge of electrical simulation software such as LTSpice
- Knowledge of MATLAB or Python is desirable
- Previous co-op or internship
- Experience writing lab reports
What We Offer:
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
- To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.
At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation. ((Include if considering additional job levels))
For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is from $20 - $32/hour. Our benefits for the US can be found here. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.
Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,928 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–32/hr
- US median$25–35/hr288 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $26/hr, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 102 open Electrical Engineering jobs in Massachusetts and 2,928 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- RTX Corporation12 open
- Oracle8 open
- Eversource Energy7 open
- Experience
- Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (1,904 postings).
- Education
- 1,365 of the 2,928 open Electrical Engineering jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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