Student Assoc - Intern, Engrg

Position Summary

• Responsible for the development and support of software tools for PlantPAx. Development is done in a team environment following sound engineering practices. Participates in architecture design and independently develops system design. Work and influence impacts multiple teams.

Essential Functions:
Functional

• Gathers and documents requirements of the system and its components.
• Contributes to architectural design and independently develops software tools for PlantPAx system. Provides manpower/time estimation for the design. Considers tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost and reliability in the choice of a design approach.
• Develops and documents VB, HMI or Controller code, according to the development process, that satisfies the software design. Develops and executes thorough unit test plans. Reports, analyzes, debugs and corrects defects. Integrates with other components, solving problems across subsystems and products, to produce a final product. Responsibilities may extend to the technical management of the design, testing and integration of other engineer’s work in related areas
• Leads or participates in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases and user documentation.
• Typically responsible for the ongoing maintenance and integrity of several software subsystems.
• Provides work estimates and status reports to the technical lead and Project Manager, as requested. Maintains adequate interaction to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized appropriately.
• Keeps informed of new developments in the software engineering and computer engineering fields. Identifies and participates in technical and developmental training opportunities.

Leadership

• May function as a go-to person for a technology, software methodology or other area of expertise.
• Initiates or contributes to software development capability improvement in the areas of software development practices, technology utilization and development tools.
• Conducts tasks in accordance with applicable health, safety, quality, and environmental regulations (state/federal laws, ISO9001, ISO14000, etc.) as well as Rockwell Automation policies and procedures.

Interpersonal

• Effectively teams with others through mutually supportive professional relationships, open and direct communications, honesty and respect.
• Able to cope with and leverage personality differences and differences of opinion.

Business

• Ensures thorough familiarity with policies and procedures relating to standards of business conduct, and trains and motivates subordinates in the importance of full compliance with the letter and spirit of such policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Getting BS/BE in EE, Chemical Engineering (Control Oriented), Computer Science or Industrial Automation

Experience Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Logix programming software
• Working knowledge of HMI configuration software
• Experience with Microsoft .Net programming languages (VB.Net/C#.Net)