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Electrical Engineering Co-Op

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GR - Grand Rapids, MI
Internship/Co-Op

Description

Fall 2024:  Electrical Engineering Co-Op

 

TGW Systems, Inc. creates and implements material handling solutions for manufacturing and distribution facilities for ecommerce and retail business channels.    

We have an opening for an ambitious Electrical Engineering Co-Op to join our Realization Controls team in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  The Electrical Engineering Co-Op will utilize engineering processes and tools in the designing, planning, and inventorying for a customer’s order according to schedule, budget, and scope.

You’ll love this job if you are:

  • Looking to gain understanding of electrical circuits
  • Wanting the ability to read e-drawings
  • Receive an understanding of mechanical designs with the ability to read AutoCAD drawings
  • Willing to travel 30% of the time to customer sites

This is what you’ll get to do:

  • Learn TGW and industry technologies and products
  • Complete internal training of related engineering processes and tools
  • Verify accuracy of controls design documentation, including sensor/actuator reports, controls component order lists, electrical drawings, motor lists, etc.
  • Controls Systems engineering – create and maintain sensor/actuator reports and controls component order lists, etc. – on project under direction of a lead engineer
  • Inventory logistics after completion of projects
  • Support the specification and clarification of controls interfaces to equipment supplied by third-parties
  • Support on-site controls installation and logistics

You should already have experience with:

  • Effective problem solving methods
  • MS Office programs
  • Basic prior understanding of electrical circuits and e-drawings

You should also know:

This position requires a junior or senior-level student in Electric or Computer Engineering.  This is a fulltime, fall 2024 rotation (September 2024 – December 2024) with a compensation of $19/hour.  The successful intern will be considered for fulltime employment upon graduation.

TGW Systems Inc. is the North-American entity of TGW Logistics Group.  Together, we:

  • Have grown to become a leading, worldwide supplier of highly dynamic logistics solutions
  • Employ a multi-layer controls hierarchy to manage our highly automated equipment.
  • Have developed sophisticated solutions for warehouse control systems, material flow optimization and transportation control
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