Engineer

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