Project Engineering Co-Op
Good Place Holdings Charter
We will grow thriving and sustainable organizations and encourage other organizations to apply Good Place principles and values which aim at:
- Valuing people over financial profits,
- The members of our organization are cared for and flourish both in and outside our organization,
- Fostering covenantal relationships with our customers and suppliers,
- The work we do to earn our living builds up Good Places in the communities where we work, and
- Ourselves and others can experience the continuing of creation in us and through our activities.
SDMyers
As a Good Place company, we strive every day to earn the undying loyalty of electric power system owners in a way that is safe and builds up a marketplace of reliable, low-cost electric systems.
Operations Purpose: We deliver Reliability and Life Extension Products and Services with excellence in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner. We provide technical direction and support for the Organization. We value our members and customer relationships.
Position Purpose: This position assists the DAS Project Engineer and supports the analytical laboratory by performing research and development projects with instrumentation, test methods, and other laboratory processes to help the company improve the process of informing customers of equipment insulation conditions to prolong the reliable life of electrical systems. This position will also complete a variety of analytical chemical tests while understanding the parameters of the tests performed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Learn about the key tests associated with monitoring the condition of electrical equipment, including coulometric titration, liquid power factor, liquid dielectric breakdown, acid titration, FTIR, ICP, gas chromatography for PCB’s and Dissolved Gas Analysis, UHPLC, and others.
- Plan and implement projects following implemented quality and continuous improvement project guidelines to
- improve the efficiency and uptime of instrumentation.
- improve test method efficiency and accuracy of the test methods and processes.
- enable seamless delivery of results to data analysts.
- Summarize findings and report results to management.
- Develop implementation plans that align with the requirements of our ISO 17025 accreditation and safety systems.
Education and Experience:
- Working towards a degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related Technical field
- 1-2 years of experience and familiarity with lab procedures preferred
- Knowledge of general lab safety practices preferred
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to learn about theory and operation of analytical laboratory equipment
- Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines
- Strong initiative and follow through skills
- Strong communication skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Strong sense of teamwork
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Familiarity with use and operation of analytical laboratory equipment
- Experience performing oil analysis testing
- Ability to independently complete project-based work and report results to management
- Experience with continuous improvement processes
- Experience with 3D modeling and printing
Work Conditions:
- Most of the work for this position is conducted indoors, in an office and laboratory environment containing conditions typical to a wet chemical laboratory, including usage of chemicals requiring special handling and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Work occasionally conducted in industrial plan environment with potential non-toxic dust, fumes, noise, or other conditions commonly present in an industrial/manufacturing type facility
- Work for this position is intended to be on-site and is not planned for remote work.
Physical Demands:
- Frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, and crouch throughout the workday
- Ability to lift materials/objects weighing up to 25 pounds
- Ability to work on a regular basis an 8-hour shift/5 days a week
- Regularly required to talk, see, and hear