- Salary
- $20 – $23/hr
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Internship
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Internship
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Paylocity
Description
Description
Position Summary:
Assist in the design of electrical assemblies and components used to manufacture specialized vacuum furnaces. Help design complex industrial control systems for plasma welders, plasma melters, induction vacuum casters, electron beam melters, and vacuum arc re-melters, as well as associated material handling equipment.
Job Responsibilities:
/ Responsible for designing and/or approving, in detail, all final control system designs, design changes, specifications, and drawing releases and ensuring their compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
/ Develop PLC code, HMI screens, and HMI code for complex industrial control systems.
/ Conduct internal and external design reviews that address project requirements and incorporate input from customers, vendors, engineering colleagues, designers, and operations personnel.
/ Develop written methods and procedures for testing equipment and systems.
/ Generate high quality written reports, proposals, instructions, manuals, white papers, and other documentation that may be distributed to customers, internal users, or the public at large.
/ Provides reports on the status of project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly.
/ Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
/ Knowledge of three-phase power systems and motor controls.
/ Knowledge of and experience with P&IDs, hydraulics and vacuum systems, and electrical standards (including CE marking, and UL).
/ Knowledge of and experience with Visual Basic programming.
/ Ability to develop project plans, maintain project schedules, adhere to budget.
/ A work style which is “people oriented” and can obtain the best out of team members.
/ Working knowledge of Vacuum Metallurgy, Plasma Welders & Melters, Electron Beam Melters, and Vacuum Arc Re-melters.
/ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Education and Experience:
/ Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
/ Experience with Solidworks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar preferred.
Personal Skills/Attributes required for the Position:
/ Proven track record of generating innovative and practical ideas.
/ Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
/ Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.
/ Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
/ Detail-orientated with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
/ Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
/ A work style which is “people oriented” and can obtain the best out of team members.
Physical Demands:
/ The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear and talk.
/ The employee is frequently required to use hands.
/ The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
/ The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
/ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
/ The work environment is an office setting with periodic need to visit the plant floor.
/ Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.