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:

Engineer in Trainee (EIT)

City, Country- Hawthorn/ Melbourne- Australia

Rockwell Automation recruits Engineering Graduates (Freshers or less than 12 months experience) with the title of Engineer in Trainee (EIT). You will undergo a structured 1-year training programme. This programme includes classroom trainings and job rotations in multiple responsibilities. This programme entitles you to choose your career path. You can do this by choosing one of the departments you have undergone in the job rotations.

You will initially report to the Regional Training Business Manager, AP. You will have a hybrid schedule, working in Australia. After completion of the training programme, you will report to your functional manager. This will depend on your career path selection in the rotation programme.

Your Responsibilities:

• Show proactive participation and a continuous learning during the first year of structured training.

• Use trainings and job rotation opportunities, by developing and demonstrating your capabilities in the rotation programme

• After the 1-year training program, you will choose any of the following functions as your career path and you will place yourself in that function.

• Automation Project Engineering

• Automation Field Services Engineering

• Cyber & Network Project Engineer

• Manufacturing Operations Management/Information Solutions Engineer

• Technical Proposal Engineer

• After choosing the function, your roles and responsibilities may vary based on the function you chose as your career path, some of those major responsibilities may include the following…

• Support manufacturing industries in their innovate, Design, Operate & Maintain lifecycle phases.

• Visit to manufacturing industries to delivery projects or services

• Develop & Delivery Digital Transformation solution to manufacturing industries

• Cybersecurity & Network solutions to industries for secure & sustainable operations

• Automation products & software project programming and commissioning

• Automation products & software services including troubleshooting and maintenance

• Automation / MES Project Development

The Essentials

You Will Have:

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree in any of the following responsibilities: Electrical / Electronics / Mechatronics
• Fresh graduate / Less than 12 months experience in the field
• Knowledge of core subjects with basic knowledge of Digital Electronics and Basics of Electricals & Programming Languages
• Experience with Computer Science fundamentals and programming languages e.g. C, C
• Proficieny in communication
• Can analyze complex information and looking for data to support decisions
• Collaborate with teams & Adapt to changes in technologies.
• Demonstrates excellent critical reasoning abilities
• Listening & Collaboration
• Adopt and demonstrate cultural values of organization
• After completing training, candidates will be expected to visit customer sites for industrial automation project implementation
• Candidates must be available to join the organization within 60 days (tentatively by 15th March 2026)
• The role requires the ability to travel up to 75% of the time.

The Preferred

You Might Also Have:

• Analytical approach to programming and automation solution development
• Certifications in core subjects, industry internship projects
• Experimental mindset, creativity and provide innovative solutions

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• 16 weeks classroom training in Singapore in the first year of employment
• Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
• Company volunteer and donation matching programme – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalised wellbeing programs through our On Track programme
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

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.

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.