Engineering Co-op

About the Role

RoviSys offers a co-op position for college students to grow their careers under the guidance of experienced Engineers and Developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation systems.
• Design and develop electrical control systems that will interface with process lines, manufacturing equipment, and sensors.
• Architect solutions using appropriate technologies from database to AI to User Interface tools.
• Provide clients with real-time, actionable information reports about their process.
• Develop quality code in accordance with established RoviSys and client standards.
• Work in a team environment with engineers and designers from RoviSys, partners, and clients.
• Travel to customer sites for planning meetings, commissioning, and testing.
• Grow into a position leading a team of engineers and technicians to provide automation and information solutions.

Co-op Paths

Systems

• Success Factors:
• Understanding of Process or Manufacturing Systems
• Co-op Experience
• Electrical or Process Knowledge
• Technologies Used:
• DCS, PLCs, Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, Schneider, Inductive, Aveva
• Duties:
• Design and develop automation systems.
• Travel to client plants to assess and document existing systems and connected equipment.
• Use P&ID, Equipment Lists, I/O Lists, and Process Descriptions to define control schemes for clients.
• Network customer systems, Controllers, HMI PCs, Field mounted instruments, and Process Skids to provide fully integrated control systems.

Information Systems

• Success Factors:
• Ability to understand Information System architectures
• Technologies Used:
• Relational Databases and Historians (MS SQL Server, Oracle, OSIsoft, etc.)
• Python, VBA/VBscript/C# syntax, Linux shell scripting (Bash, make), PowerShell scripting
• Duties:
• Design and implement industry software applications to aggregate manufacturing systems information and provide reports to support business decisions.
• Manually configure technical solutions and identify optimization opportunities by leveraging scripting and automation to increase process efficiency.
• Install and commission systems connected to the plant floor devices onsite and support operations personnel through effective use and maintenance of the deployed solutions.
• Scripting and light programming.

Industrial IT

• Success Factors:
• Passion for networking
• Virtualization
• Cybersecurity in a manufacturing or office setting
• Technologies Used:
• Virtualization, Networking
• Cybersecurity, Windows, Wireless
• Duties:
• Map and Design Network Architectures.
• Configure and Test Infrastructure components.
• Install and Commission equipment at customer sites, per design.
• Communicate with customer and project team to define needs and design/implement solutions.

Qualifications

• Full-time student status.
• Strong academic achievement, maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Enrollment in a Bachelor's program in a Technical Field, related to Engineering, or Control Systems.
• Passionate about problem-solving and developing solutions.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without RoviSys sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits Highlights

• Competitive Hourly Rate: $24-$25/hr
• Travel Perks: Travel incentives + per-diem packages for field assignments
• Grow With Us: Ongoing training, certifications, and professional development support