Dematic - Rotation III
Aleksandr
Experience Information
Employer: Dematic
Job Title: Controls Engineering Co-op
Major: Electrical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Dematic is a global engineering company that specializes in material handling automation.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
I was put on a project and I was working on controls layouts for most of my rotation. This involves placing devices on the conveyor, routing power cables, routing network cables, and then creating layout drawings for required views (power bus, networks, devices). I also spent some time during my last couple of weeks training/guiding a new engineer through the entire process of creating the controls drawings (including using the software the company uses) so that once I left he would have the knowledge and skills to work on an area on his own.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
Through this experience I learned a lot more about the hardware design for conveyor systems. I was also able to learn a lot more about several of the devices that are used as far as how they connect and communicate with other devices, the limits of some devices and how to design accordingly, and much more.
Favorite Part of the Experience
My favorite part of this rotation was being able to do real design work for a project. The work I did will be used for the progression of the project.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I have become very interested in controls engineering and I think this is the direction I want to go in my career.