Be enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with control automation coursework, or a related degree.
Have classes, labs, and projects concentrated in some combination of control system theory, supervisory software development, high-level programming languages such as C++, object-oriented programming, database design and management, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC/DC drives and motors, or electrical power systems.
Demonstrate problem-solving skills.
Demonstrate successful working relationships with others in educational or employment settings.
Demonstrate successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
Demonstrate positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
Demonstrate continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Be available to travel domestically up to approximately 5%, sometimes with limited notice.
Responsibilities
Provide software design technical support for control solutions and drafting and hardware design technical support for electrical distribution and control solutions for energy and infrastructure projects.
Gather information from authorized sources to assess project requirements for the 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 software to meet control functionality and work progress targets, as directed, at prescribed engineering checkpoints.
Conduct simulations, as directed, to verify industrial-controller and/or computer software modules meet design and project requirements.
Conduct simulations, as directed, to verify Human Machine Interface software meets design and project requirements.
Recommend improvements to test procedures to better identify where software does not meet project requirements within the assigned scope of work.
Provide input on software engineering standards to improve productivity, quality, and cost.
Control document revision, distribution, and archiving within the area of responsibility using established project document-control procedures.
Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to appropriate parties.
Create electrical drawings reflecting project circuits, AC and DC drives, power distribution, PC/PLC and associated input/output, and other operator and miscellaneous control equipment, using approved commercially available computer-aided design software packages.
Create AC and DC control power distribution, relay, network, and sensor interface drawings for each project using approved commercially available computer-aided design software packages.
Produce mechanical panel layout drawings based on bills of material and wiring diagrams, complying with United States or appropriate international codes and standards guidelines.
Develop 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 project drawings as needed to support site commissioning activities.
Create and maintain standard drawing templates for various circuits and/or projects to improve consistency, accuracy, and turnaround time in elementary drawings between projects.
Provide input on hardware engineering standards to improve productivity, quality, and cost.
Issue accurate requisitions using the company’s enterprise resource planning system in time to ensure correct parts are ordered to meet project requirements.
Identify and define interfaces to other software modules and functions.
Write software modules to satisfy project requirements.
Collaborate with the project team to ensure software modules interoperate within the overall project.
Design and conduct simulations to verify software modules satisfy project requirements.
Collaborate with peers and recommend feasible hardware and software improvements to the engineering manager.
Develop algorithms and transfer functions defining the electromechanical operation of industrial machinery, primarily metal rolling mills.
Verify 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 that generates control-system setup and operating parameters for advanced automatic computer-based control of industrial machinery.
Collaborate with the project engineering team to ensure software modules interoperate within the overall project.
Conduct or support simulations to verify project requirements are satisfied.
Conduct or support simulations to verify the Human Machine Interface satisfies project requirements.
Bring full effort to tasks assigned by the manager and provide the manager with best advice.
Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified.
Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact across the organization as specified by the manager.
Comply with company policies, practices, and procedures, and all regulations and laws.
Recommend viable improvements proactively.
Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes.
Desired Qualifications
A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with control automation coursework.
Enrollment in an MSEE, MS in Computer Science, MS in Computer Engineering, or MSME program with coursework in control automation, physics, or materials science.
A research project or thesis in control system theory, software engineering, robotics, mechatronics, AC/DC motor drives, or electrical power systems.
Working knowledge of PLC programming and/or Human Machine Interface programming languages.
Working knowledge of Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio, VC++, Visual Basic, SQL Server, .NET, AutoCAD, Visio, or an equivalent drawing tool.
Work experience as a research assistant, intern, or co-op in the listed areas.
Intern - Engineer (Spring 2027) EIS (ET26077)
TMEIC Corporation Americas · Roanoke, United States · Temporary · Posted 2026-08-12
Workplace: on_site
Department: Business Process & Operational Excellence (9097260)
Description
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 energy and infrastructure solutions projects that meet client needs and fulfill project requirements.
Role Accountabilities
· 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 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering program with control automation coursework, or related degree
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
Visa sponsorship not available for this position
Relocation and housing assistance are not available for this position
This is not a benefits eligible position
Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook
Availability to travel, domestically, up to approximately 5%, sometimes with limited notice
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering program with control automation coursework
· Enrolled in MSEE, MS Computer Science, 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
Hiring Range: $55,600-$83,400
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.