Field Engineer - Port Solutions (EE25094)

Job # EE25094

**Job Title ** Field Engineer – Port Solutions

**Office Location ** GA, FL, Roanoke, VA preferred

**Business Function/Department ** Industrial Systems/Field Engineering Port Solutions

**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 AC and DC drive systems and/or control software to meet design performance criteria

• Perform tune up of closed loop regulators to ensure optimal equipment performance and meet design parameters

• Develop, verify and implement algorithms that define the electro-mechanical operation of industrial/Port machinery, primarily Port crane systems

• Troubleshoot and correct process application problems in complex control systems

• Design, configure, and test system software and hardware 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 or hardware improvements to engineering department

• Maintain current safety qualifications appropriate to the assigned tasks and adhere to both Company and client safety requirements

• Coach associates in specific areas of technical expertise when identified by management as a function expert

• 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

Requirements

**Minimum Qualifications **

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

• 2 years’ experience with process and automation controls

• 2 years’ field engineering experience or 2 years’ experience working in the metals, port solutions, paper, or general industries

• 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 Excel, Word, and Access

• Ability to climb and work on cranes at heights up to approximately 175 feet

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

**Preferred Qualifications **

• More than 3 years’ experience servicing a wide range of port equipment including overhead traveling cranes and components

• Demonstrated ability to install, inspect, and maintain lifting equipment in accordance with relevant operating/installation instructions

• Demonstrated experience working with international clients and field service

• Demonstrated experience in international field engineering

• Demonstrated experience in the metals, port solutions, paper, or general industries

• Proficiency in Oracle ERP

• Proficiency in MS Projects

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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