Associate Field Engineer - Port Solutions; EE

Job # EE25188

Job Title Associate Field Engineer - Industrial Systems

Office Location Roanoke, VA preferred

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/Field Engineering Port Solutions

Provide Technical Advisory Services (TAS) to coordinate installation and commissioning activities for assigned projects that meet project schedules and performance criteria.

• Commission AC and DC drive systems and/or control software to meet design performance criteria
• Perform tune up of closed loop regulators to ensure optimal equipment performance and meet design parameters
• Troubleshoot and correct performance problems in complex control systems
• Design, configure, and test system software and hardware to meet contractual requirements of assigned scope
• Gather pertinent information from authorized sources to assess project requirements as related to assigned scope of work
• Provide regular, accurate, and considered commissioning status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
• Lead respective process component of client witness system acceptance test of assigned scope
• Recommend changes to commissioning procedures to improve system performance
• Recommend software or hardware improvements to business unit engineering team
• Maintain current safety qualifications appropriate to the assigned tasks and adhere to both Company and client safety requirements
• Train client personnel on system maintenance procedures and/or system operation to ensure optimum performance and minimum downtime
• Plan and execute special projects to support the business unit when assigned

• 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

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, mechatronics, computer engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• Classes, labs, and projects with concentration in some combination of electrical power systems, control system theory, supervisory software development, data base design/management, software engineering, robotics, or mechatronics
• Personal computer hardware and software skill proficiency
• Co-op, internship or other work experience
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with others, specifically clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts if previous employment experience
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 75%, sometimes with limited notice

• MSEE, or MSME with control automation coursework
• Research project or thesis in the areas of electrical power systems, control system theory, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, or AC/DC motor drives
• Work experience as research assistant, intern, or co-op in the above areas

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