Associate Field Engineer - Process Automation Models (May 2024) (EE23107)

Job # EE23107

Job Title Associate Field Engineer – Process Automation (May 2024)

Office Location Roanoke, VA

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/Process Automation Models Engineering

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

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

Role Accountabilities

-   Commission software to meet design performance criteria

-   Perform tune-up to meet design parameters

-   Optimize the system to improve efficiency

-   Troubleshoot and correct application and/or design issues in hot and cold rolling systems

-   Design, configure, and test software to meet contractual requirements when assigned

-   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 when assigned

-   Recommend changes to commissioning procedures to improve system performance

-   Recommend software improvements to engineering department

-   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 up to 9 months in duration to support the department when assigned

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

-   Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, materials science, physics, computer engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience

-   Demonstrated knowledge of C and object-oriented programming using Microsoft development environment

-   Demonstrated problem solving skills

-   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 Office

-   Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, more than 75% of the time, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

-   Master’s degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or related field

-   Proficiency in multiple programming languages

-   Proficiency in Database Applications

-   Proficiency in VMS Operating Systems

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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