Lab Coordinator; OC

Job # OC25085

Job Title Lab Coordinator

Office Location Roanoke, VA

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/System Engineering

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Manage the infrastructure and operational integrity of the Industrial Systems Business Unit (ISBU) system test labs

Role Accountabilities

- Ensure continuous operation, maintenance, and upgrade of simulation hardware for control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, industrial PCs, and automation components

- Manage lab layout and equipment installation to enable safe, efficient, and secure operation of the systems test tab in accordance with 6S principles

- Troubleshoot and resolve network connectivity issues, configure switches and routers, and implement network segmentation where required to maintain lab communication environments

- Document network topologies and configurations for transparency and repeatability

- Coordinate scheduling of lab resources and ensure system readiness

- Maintain an inventory of lab assets including hardware, software licenses, and network devices

- Maintain up-to-date technical documentation, including network diagrams, lab procedures, and incident logs

- Provide regular reports on lab status, cybersecurity posture, and improvement plans to management

- Proactively identify opportunities to improve lab efficiency, scalability, and security posture

- Apply and maintain cybersecurity controls for the labs in accordance with IEC 62443 standards and internal security policies, under the guidance of the Cybersecurity Engineer,

- Track the receipt, testing, and shipment of automation systems using the Company’s ERP system

- Control document distribution, and archiving within area of responsibility using established document control procedures, these documents include:
Ship List Tracking, Outgoing Shipment Labels, Purchase Orders, BOL, Quotes/Invoices

- Receive incoming shipments of PC’s, monitors and PLC equipment for project specific automation systems, using an ERP system

- Identify issues with received project specific automation systems equipment and take corrective action or coordinate with appropriate departments as necessary to ensure correct identification of the shipped equipment

- Create purchase requisitions for material and equipment for the lab, and for projects as requested

- Track the location of all client-supplied material

- Track the location of all lab equipment and materials including client-supplied materials

- Maintain the inventory databases and follow the procedures for disposal of damaged/obsolete equipment established by the Finance department

- Ship automation systems to clients, vendors, and parent and group companies as appropriate

- Update software, maintain hardware, expand common lab computers, data storage, and network equipment to support system test activities

- Administer virtual environments (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) to support simulation workloads, and create and maintain virtual machines with different OS and control software environments for testing and training purposes

- Serve as the lab representative to the Company’s safety committee, Company representative to building management, and primary contact in the event of emergency for the IS labs

- Perform safety checks of all IS lab areas and equipment, and document the results, not less often than quarterly

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

- Technical diploma or associate degree in industrial automation, electrical/electronics technology, computer networking, mechatronics, or related field, or equivalent via education and/or work experience

- 1 year of hands-on…