Process Automation Engineer - L2 (EE26140)

TMEIC Corporation Americas; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

TMEIC Corporation Americas seeks a software-focused engineer to customize and test control and automation software for PC, PLC, and drive-based industrial systems in Roanoke, VA. You will work to meet project schedules and collaborate across teams to ensure integrated software delivery.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, designing interfaces, coding modules, and conducting simulations. Travel up to 15% domestically/internationally may be required to support installations and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, mechatronics, computer engineering, computer science, or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• Concentration in software engineering and programming or a related field via education and/or work experience.
• 2 years’ experience designing and/or maintaining process automation software in heavy industry, such as steelmaking, aluminum, or other process industries.
• 2 years C++ and object-oriented programming experience using the Microsoft development environment.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 15%, with limited notice, for site assignments up to approximately 2 months in duration.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provide technical support during customer witness of system test as needed.
• Collaborate with peers and recommend feasible hardware/software improvements to engineering manager.
• Coach associates in specific areas of technical expertise when identified by management as a function expert.
• Provide technical support to commissioning engineers and customers during system installation using remote diagnostic capabilities when possible but travelling to site to provide direct support when necessary.
• Plan and execute productivity enhancement and/or product development projects up to 9 months in duration to support the department goals as assigned by the management team.

Skills

C++

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering / mechanical engineering with control automation coursework

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

Job description

General Role Description

Customize and test project-specific control and automation software for PC, PLC, and drive based industrial systems meeting project schedules

Role Accountabilities

• 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
• Provide technical support during customer witness of system test as needed
• Collaborate with peers and recommend feasible hardware/software improvements to engineering manager
• Coach associates in specific areas of technical expertise when identified by management as a function expert
• Provide technical support to commissioning engineers and customers during system installation using remote diagnostic capabilities when possible but travelling to site to provide direct support when necessary
• Plan and execute productivity enhancement and/or product development projects up to 9 months in duration to support the department goals as assigned by the management team

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, mechatronics, computer engineering, computer science, or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• Concentration in software engineering and programming or a related field via education and/or work experience
• 2 years’ experience designing and/or maintaining process automation software in heavy industry, such as steelmaking, aluminum, or other process industries
• 2 years C++ and object-oriented programming experience using the Microsoft development environment
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 15%, with limited notice, for site assignments up to approximately 2 months in duration

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages
• Experience in international field engineering assignments
• Proficiency with VMS operating systems
• Proficiency in working with Databases, such as Oracle and MS SQL
• Experience in creating Human Machine Interface (HMI) system configuration utilities using object-oriented software languages

EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer

Hiring Range: $91,200 - $136,800