Application Engineer - Variable Speed Drives (EE25073)

Job # EE25073

Job Title Application Engineer - Variable Speed Drives

Office Location Roanoke, VA

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/Project Application and Hardware Engineering

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Define project system requirements and develop system specifications for Variable Speed Drive application to Industrial Systems projects

Role Accountabilities

• Develop detailed system specifications through collaboration with mechanical original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end-user clients, per the contract and global industry standards, to ensure high quality designs and on-time delivery for the following:
• Low and/or medium voltage variable frequency drives for new and/or retrofit projects
• Incoming panels, harmonics filter panels and output reactor panels
• Troubleshoot low and medium voltage, AC and DC variable frequency drive application issues, at client site as assigned
• Create electrical circuit drawings to ensure a design that meets project requirements and quality standards
• Provide timely technical guidance to internal and external clients and suppliers as required to ensure total project requirements are met
• Develop and maintain processes and procedures to support the configuration and tuning of VFDs
• Ensure “as shipped” systems meet all client requirements as defined in the project contract, including system specifications and performance guarantees, while achieving business goals and objectives
• Perform development related tasks for drive features or applications for new and existing VFD’s, as assigned
• Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most cost-effective solution for the application
• Manage equipment costs, recommending cost reductions when feasible
• Prepare purchase specification and ERP requisition in a timely manner to support the project schedule
• Conduct detailed design reviews, internally and externally, with suppliers and clients
• Provide technical and costing information for the preparation of technical proposals, using client specifications and knowledge of Company solutions
• Provide technical consultation to assist clients in specifying solutions to technology challenges that results in projects for the Company
• Provide project management services as 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 of Science in electrical engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 2 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining low and/or medium voltage, variable frequency drives
• 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 Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Visio
• Able to climb and work on cranes at heights up to approximately 175 feet, occasionally
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 15%, occasionally with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining low and/or medium voltage, variable frequency drives
• Demonstrated knowledge of VFD application to complex coordinated control systems
• Demonstrated knowledge of DC to DC or DC to AC VFD retrofit projects
• Demonstrated project engineering and/or project management knowledge, skills, and experience
• Demonstrated successful working relationships mechanical OEM's and end-user clients
• Knowledge of electrical CAD software such as AutoCAD, EPLAN etc.

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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