Intern - Engineer (Spring2027) IS (ET26080)

TMEIC; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

TMEIC in Roanoke, VA is seeking a cooperative engineer to provide software design support for control solutions and hardware design assistance for electrical distribution and control systems on industrial projects.

You will work on software control and HMI, hardware CAD drawings, process automation models, and project documentation, with opportunities to learn from experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Student or early-career engineer pursuing a degree in electrical or software engineering.
• Interest in industrial automation, control systems, and HMI development.

Responsibilities

• Gather information to assess project requirements and scope.
• Create and document software modules for control functionality.
• Develop and animate HMI software to meet project goals.
• Draft electrical drawings and CAD-based layouts for projects.
• Support project documentation and status reporting.
• Develop models and transfer functions for industrial machinery control.
• Assist with site commissioning and verification.

Job description

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 industrial systems projects that meet client needs and fulfill project requirements.

Role Accountabilities

The Co-op engineer will work in one or more of the following areas:

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