Student Employee

U. S. Steel • West Mifflin, PA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

We currently have an opening for Software Engineer Interns to join our Process Control Engineering organization at the Mon Valley Works operation in the Pittsburgh, PA area. The Intern position is an entry-level position within United States Steel Corporation that prepares the student for management and engineering responsibilities. As an integral part of this highly skilled, innovative team, you will play a significant role in providing critical services to our production operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, testing and support of process control automation systems. We are seeking a bright, innovative leader with the technical skills, energy, and ambition to help shape the future of Mon Valley Works and our Process Control Engineering organization. The ideal candidate is resourceful, motivated, and team oriented; to assist in our transformation journey. If you are driven to succeed and enjoy the rewards of challenging, fast paced work, we want you on our team!

Requirements

• Working towards a Bachelor's or Associates degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or other engineering-related degree.
• Classroom and/or project experience in software design, programming concepts and one of the following computer languages: C, Java, C#, or Python.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment desired

Nice To Haves

• Prefer candidates that can work in the summer and then the fall or even start as early as the spring semester
• We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment.
• The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement.
• Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study
• A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities
• A willingness to take initiative to understand the business
• An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills
• A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth
• Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy
• The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Leadership and strong decision-making skills
• Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically
• Effective oral and verbal communication, team player
• Initiative to generate improvement ideas
• Motivation to maintain a high level of productivity and self-direction
• Desire to learn established systems for purposes of modernization and support
• Ability to champion change contributing to team success.
• Java, C, C#, and/or Python
• Visual Studio
• Linux and Windows
• SQL

Responsibilities

• Support the critical steel making operations at Mon Valley Works by ensuring that process control systems are highly available and error resistant.
• Identify, participate in, and / or lead high impact process control projects that result in improvements to safety, quality, production yield and / or financial benefits.
• Collaborate closely with Corporate Research & Technology, Engineering, and Plant Operations Leadership to define process control strategy and develop solutions.
• Partner with plant operations and global peer leaders to develop, support, and champion the application of process control best practices.
• Work closely with operations teams to understand requirements and identify improvement opportunities; translate into project or minor enhancement specifications, complete with work estimates and forecasted benefits.
• Develop and maintain mathematical models, reporting, screen design, and web page development.
• Support production servers, applications, SCADA, and server network communications.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree