Trane Technologies Co-op - Rotation ll
Skyler
Experience Information
Employer: Trane Technologies
Job Title: HVAC Engineering Intern
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Trane Creative Solutions (TCS) is a brand of Trane Technologies. The main focus is to modify factory equipment received from other factories to the customers' requests. This consist of specializing a unit to best suit the customer's needs by changing out components with a goal to increase efficiency. TCS has a standard structure in that the plants are organized by teams such as sales team, materials department, production floor, and engineering department. Request are sent through sales and the feasibility/clarification are completed through the project managers which are received by engineering. Engineering designs and request appropriate components for the job and then the job is sent to production for modification.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
This rotation my responsibilities were expanded beyond B-team engineering to A-C team engineering. I mainly focused on units from our Clarksville plant by carrying out modifications such as Variable Air Volume (VAV), Electric heat, and Modulating Gas Heat. Each unit that came through the door was assigned to a group of engineers depending on the modification. It was then the engineer's responsibility to design, draw, create paperwork, and request parts for the job. Drawings varied in complexity. Some could be used from previous jobs while others needed to be designed from scratch. The paperwork consists of a Special Unit Label, installation Operation and Manual document, and Parts List which were all customized for the job. Programing was completed in Tracer TU and used function blocks rather than lines of code. Custom components were requested depending on the job and the Bill of Materials (BOM) is generated and sent to the materials team. Additionally, every job must be audited by another engineer to ensure correctness. This helped me personally since it gave me great exposure to an array of units and modifications.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
JobBOSS, AutoCAD, Teams, Tracer TU, Electrical sizing, Electrical Diagrams/Schematics Programming, Team building, Excel
Favorite Part of the Experience
My favorite part of this experience was my co-workers. Not only were they helpful when I did not understand something, but they were fun to be around.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I have enjoyed working at a place that emphasizes on the custom part of the business in that every day is a little different. It has helped me realize I want to work in a similar environment where something different is coming through the door every day.
Internship Format
In Person