Internship Electrical Engineer - AU

Internship Electrical Engineer

Coalmont Engineering is seeking Junior/Senior Electrical, Computer & Computer Science Engineering students for an Internship Electrical Engineer role at our Birmingham, Alabama facility.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Coalmont Engineering is a multi-discipline design and installation engineering firm focused on providing custom engineered electrical and mechanical solutions in the manufacturing industry. Our customers are among the most respected companies in the paper, steel, mining, automotive, food, nuclear and other heavy industries. Typical custom design and installation projects range from onsite Professional Engineering & Consulting services, automation system design & fabrication, power distribution & transmission systems, original equipment design & fabrication, variable speed drive system design & startups, PLC/HMI control systems, protective relaying and coordination, power system audits & safety recommendations, electrical substation design & installation, General Contracting, Project Management, heavy industrial machine refurbishing and retrofits, and emergency troubleshooting. Coalmont strives to develop and maintain a top-tier team of Engineers and technicians to be a highly available and preferred one-stop-shop solution for all our customer's engineering and technical needs.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Electrical Engineer will be exposed to a broad range of engineering topics that include automation systems, power systems, equipment modernization, industrial communication systems, capital construction installations, project management, and technical documentation. The role will expand to meet the skills and strengths of the Intern, while providing learning opportunities of theory and industry best practices to improve on the existing institutional instruction. The Intern-Engineer must be able to clearly communicate technical topics to management with leadership and integrity. The Intern-Engineer must be a self-starter, detail oriented and driven to manage personal and professional schedules to meet deadlines without sacrificing required quality. This is a developmental position with a fast-paced Electrical and Mechanical Engineering company that has limitless opportunities to learn in an apprentice type environment.

Initial responsibilities could include electrical/mechanical schematic generation in AutoCAD Electrical/Inventor/SolidWorks, PLC & HMI programming, shop equipment checkout, field system commissioning, project management, parts procurement and scheduling, industrial control panel design, robotic automation system programming & design, vision/barcode inspection, shop design and testing, and emergency field troubleshooting. 

NOTE: Coalmont will compensate out of office travel expenses and provide required safety training and equipment. It will be the responsibility of the Intern Engineer to provide their own steel-toe boots.

NOTE: Partial monthly assistance provided for candidates without residence within 50 miles of office facility.

Duration: Full/Part Time

Education, experience, and skills required for the position:

· Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Software/Mechanical (or Similar) Engineering from an ABET accredited program.

· Proven leadership abilities

· Excellent communication skills

· Self Starter motivated to gain real world experience

· The ability to get involved with the team and to search out opportunities to contribute without specific instruction.

· A fundamental understanding that experience and knowledge come through actions, struggle and self-imposed goals that push oneself to be better and therefore more valuable.

Education and experience preferred for the position:

AutoCAD or other CAD Software, Programming, MS Office Products (Excel, Word)