Co-op Engineer (Fall 2025)

Job # ET25037

Job Title Co-op Engineer

Office Location Roanoke, VA

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems

Sales Territory, if applicableN/A

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

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma

Enrolled in BSEE, BSCPE, or BSME program, or related field, with control automation coursework

Classes, labs, and projects with concentration in some combination of control system theory, supervisory software development, high-level programming language, such as C++ and object-oriented programming, data base design/management, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC/DC Drives and Motors, or electrical power systems

Demonstrated problem solving skills

Demonstrated successful working relationships with others in educational or employment settings

Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Availability to travel, domestically, up to approximately 5%, sometimes with limited notice

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Relocation and housing assistance are not available for this position

This is not a benefits eligible position

Preferred Qualifications

BSEE, BSCE or BSME with control automation coursework

Enrolled in MSEE, MS Computer Engineering, or MSME with control automation, physics, material science coursework

Research project or thesis in the areas of control system theory, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC/DC motor drives, or electrical power systems

Working knowledge of PLC programming and/or HMI programing languages

Working knowledge of Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio, VC++, Visual Basic, SQL Server, .Net, AutoCAD, Visio or equivalent drawing tool

Work experience as research assistant, intern, or co-op in the above areas

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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