University of Missouri-Columbia · 17 hours ago
Instrumentation & Controls Internship
Columbia, MO
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $25/hrUniversity of Missouri-Columbia is responsible for producing, purchasing, and delivering essential utility services across its campus. The Instrumentation & Controls Internship involves calibrating and maintaining plant instrumentation, installing devices, and troubleshooting control systems.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Perform calibration of plant instrumentation, metering, valves, dampers, actuators, controllers as required to maintain reliability. Work with high pressure steam, water, and hydraulics with pressures up to 25000 psig and temperatures up to 1000F; occasionally working around high voltage electricity up to 13,800 volts
Install plant instrumentation devices including running signal and control wiring, conduit connections, termination, process connections, tubing, configuration and programming
Maintain and repair plant microprocessor based DCS (Distributed Control System), PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), HMI (Human Machine Interface), including repairs and replacements to control modules, I/O interface boards, relays, and power supplies, etc
Use DCS, PLC and HMI engineering software tools to troubleshoot plant process control and instrumentation problems. Assist with the implementation and maintenance of plant SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) System
Maintain and repair the plant’s CEMS (Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems), including repairs, routine calibrations, calibration audits. Keep documentation and records or maintenance for the CEMS equipment
Qualification
Required
Must be currently enrolled in an applicable area of study with State Technical College of Missouri, or other Missouri based technical college program
Benefits
Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b).
Company
University of Missouri-Columbia
The University of Missouri-Columbia offers a comprehensive range of programs, services, and activities as a public research university.
Founded in 2011
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Carli Carmack
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT COORDINATOR SR
Chad Higgins
Interim Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement & Chief Engagement Officer for the UM System
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