Associate Engineer - Engineering Excellence Program (EE25111)

TMEIC Corporation Americas • Roanoke, VA

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About The Position

Complete the identified Engineering Excellence Program (EEP) curriculum during the 24-month program period, including successive work rotations in a variety of the Company’s business units and/or client projects of approximately 4-6 months each, and an 8-week classroom-based New Engineer Development Program (NEDP). At the conclusion of the EEP, the program graduate will be assigned to a role within the Company through an interactive process that considers the graduate’s knowledge, skills, and interests, and the needs of the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics engineering, computer science, software engineering or mathematics.
• Classes, labs, and projects with concentration in some combination of electrical power systems, control system theory, supervisory software development, data base design/management, software engineering, robotics, or mechatronics.
• Personal computer hardware and software skill proficiency.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts, in all employment and/or educational settings.
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility, in all employment and/or educational settings.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes with limited notice, and with duration dependent on job assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Research project or thesis in the areas of control system theory, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, electrical power systems, or AC/DC motor drives.
• Co-op, internship, or other work experience.
• Work experience as research assistant, intern, or co-op in the above areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical specifications for electrical and electro-mechanical power conversion equipment that meets applicable global and local standards, as assigned.
• Prepare technical specifications for sensors and automation equipment suppliers as assigned.
• Conduct power system studies to ensure that the existing or proposed system is adequate to meet requirements of new equipment while meeting applicable global and local utility standards, as assigned.
• Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most cost-effective solution for the application.
• Ensure 'as shipped' systems meet all client requirements as defined in the project contract, including system specifications and performance guarantees, while achieving business goals and objectives.
• Manage equipment costs, recommending cost reductions when feasible.
• Gather pertinent information from authorized sources to assess project requirements as related to assigned scope of work.
• Support technical project review meetings with clients as required.
• Design industrial controller and/or computer-based software modules to meet control functionality and work progress targets at prescribed engineering checkpoints.
• Design Human Machine Interface (HMI) software to meet control functionality and work progress targets at prescribed engineering checkpoints.
• Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation.
• Interpret client specifications and apply industry codes and standards to all products supplied to meet project requirements.
• Create equipment specifications, bills of materials, and drawings, utilizing Company approved tools, that accurately reflect each project’s equipment and product needs to ensure a design that meets project requirements and quality standards.
• Prepare purchase specification and ERP requisition in a timely manner to achieve the project schedule.
• Track all revisions to the specifications and drawings, complying with established change control procedures.
• Edit project drawings to reflect preliminary, manufacturing, as shipped, and final 'As-Installed' configurations.
• Identify new technologies that have the potential to address the present, but unfilled, needs of our clients, or that create demand as a direct result of significant performance improvements that will provide a level of direct benefit to our clients sufficient to differentiate the Company from our competitors.
• Evaluate the feasibility, cost, and benefits of incorporating new technologies in the Company’s systems and products.
• Incorporate selected technologies into the Company’s power products in cooperation with Company, parent company, and third-party development teams.
• Define modifications to existing tools, and features of new tools, that are necessary to engineer and commission products that incorporate selected technologies.
• Commission AC and DC drive systems and/or control software or DC to AC inverter/skid and control software to meet design performance criteria.
• Perform tune up of AC and DC drive systems closed loop regulators or solar PV inverter products to ensure optimal equipment performance and meet design parameters.
• Troubleshoot and correct performance problems in complex control systems.
• Design, configure, and test system software and hardware to meet contractual requirements of assigned scope.
• Provide regular, accurate, and considered commissioning status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation.
• Prepare technical specifications of drive and automation systems to meet clients’ Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements and to effectively communicate these requirements to the clients and internal engineering team.
• Define solutions that include hardware and software requirements for a project, in collaboration with clients and original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s).
• Prepare detailed cost elements for the technical specification.
• Identify enhanced product or service feature needs by soliciting feedback from clients.
• Design competitive and viable technical approaches to resolve client issues.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees