Job # ET24056
Job Title Co-op Engineer
Office Location Roanoke, VA
Business Function / Department Energy & Infrastructure Solutions / Engineering
Sales Territory, if applicable N / A
General Role Description
Provide software design technical support for control solutions and drafting and hardware design technical support for electrical distribution and control solutions for energy and infrastructure solutions projects that meet client needs and fulfill project requirements.
Role Accountabilities
Software Control & HMI :
- Gather pertinent information from authorized sources to assess project requirements as related to assigned scope of work
- Create and document industrial controller and / or computer based software modules to meet control functionality and work progress targets, as directed, at prescribed engineering checkpoints
- Create and animate Human Machine Interface (HMI) software to meet control functionality and work progress targets, as directed, at prescribed engineering checkpoints
- Conduct simulation to verify industrial controller and / or computer software modules satisfy design and project requirements, as directed
- Conduct simulation to verify the HMI software satisfies design and project requirements, as directed
- Recommend improvements to test procedures to better identify where software does not meet all project requirements for assigned scope of work
Provide input regarding software engineering standards to improve productivity, increase quality, and reduce cost
Control document revision, distribution, and archiving within area of responsibility using established project document control procedures
Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
Hardware Control :
Gather pertinent information from authorized sources to assess project requirements as related to assigned scope of work
Create electrical drawings that accurately reflect each project’s electrical circuits, AC and DC drives, power distribution, PC / PLC and associated I / O, and other operator and miscellaneous control equipment, as directed, using approved commercially available CAD software packages
Create AC and DC control power distribution drawings, relay, network and sensor interface drawings, as directed, for each project using approved commercially available CAD software packages
Produce mechanical panel layout drawings based on bills of material and wiring diagrams, complying with USA or appropriate international codes and standards guidelines
Develop other project documentation, such as enclosure outline mechanical drawings and spare parts lists, in accordance with design standards and project requirements
Edit project drawings to reflect preliminary, manufacturing, as shipped, and final As-Installed configurations
Update the project drawings as needed in support of site commissioning activities
Control document revision, distribution, and archiving within area of responsibility using established project document control procedures
Create and maintain standard drawing templates for various circuits and / or projects to help bring consistency in elementary drawings between projects, improve accuracy and turnaround time
Provide input regarding hardware engineering standards to improve productivity, increase quality, and reduce cost
- Issue accurate requisitions, using the company’s ERP system, in time to ensure correct parts are ordered to meet project requirements
- Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
Process Automation :
Gather pertinent information from authorized sources to assess project requirements as related to assigned scope of work
Identify and define interfaces to other software modules and functions
Write software modules to satisfy project requirements
Collaborate with project team to ensure inter-operation of software modules into overall project
Design and conduct simulation to verify the software modules satisfy project requirements
Collaborate with peers and recommend feasible hardware / software improvements to engineering manager
Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
Process Automation - Models :
Develop algorithms and transfer functions that define the electro-mechanical operation of industrial machinery, primarily metal rolling mills
Verify these algorithms and transfer functions using computer simulation of mechanical processes and / or analysis of empirical data from operating machinery
Use verified mathematical algorithms and transfer functions to design and implement software which generates control system setup and operating parameters that enable advanced automatic computer-based control of industrial machinery
Collaborate with project engineering team to ensure inter-operation of software modules into overall project
Conduct and / or support simulation to verify satisfy project requirements
Conduct and / or support simulation to verify the Human Machine Interface satisfies project requirements
Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
General Employee Accountabilities
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
- Give manager best advice
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
- Exemplify Company Core Values : Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
- Recommend viable improvements proactively
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma
- Enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering program with control automation coursework
- Classes, labs, and projects with concentration in some combination of control system theory, supervisory software development, high-level programming language, such as C++ and object-oriented programming, data base design / management, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC / DC Drives and Motors, or electrical power systems
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Demonstrated successful working relationships with others in educational or employment settings
- Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook
- Availability to travel, domestically, up to approximately 5%, sometimes with limited notice
- Visa sponsorship not available for this position
- Relocation and housing assistance are not available for this position
- This is not a benefits eligible position
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering program with control automation coursework
- Enrolled in MSEE, MS Computer Science, MS Computer Engineering or MSME with control automation, physics, material science coursework
- Research project or thesis in the areas of control system theory, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC / DC motor drives, or electrical power systems
- Working knowledge of PLC programming and / or HMI programing languages
- Working knowledge of Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio, VC++, Visual Basic, SQL Server, .Net, AutoCAD, Visio or equivalent drawing tool
- Work experience as research assistant, intern, or co-op in the above areas
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