Provide software design technical support for control solutions and drafting and hardware design technical support for electrical distribution and control solutions for industrial systems projects that meet client needs and fulfill project requirements at the company's Industrial Systems department in Roanoke, VA
Requirements
- Industrial controller and/or computer based software modules
- Human Machine Interface (HMI) software
- CAD software packages
- Electrical circuits, AC and DC drives, power distribution, PC/PLC and associated I/O, and other operator and miscellaneous control equipment
- USA or appropriate international codes and standards guidelines
- Company's ERP system
- Software engineering standards
- Hardware engineering standards
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
- 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
Other
- Provide regular, accurate, and considered status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation
- Control document revision, distribution, and archiving within area of responsibility using established project document control procedures
- Issue accurate requisitions, using the company's ERP system, in time to ensure correct parts are ordered to meet project requirements
- Provide input regarding software engineering standards to improve productivity, increase quality, and reduce cost
- Provide input regarding hardware engineering standards to improve productivity, increase quality, and reduce cost
