Electrical Engineering Co-Op

Fall 2024:  Electrical Engineering Co-Op

TGW Systems, Inc. creates and implements material handling solutions for manufacturing and distribution facilities for ecommerce and retail business channels.    

We have an opening for an ambitious Electrical Engineering Co-Op to join our Realization Controls team in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  The Electrical Engineering Co-Op will utilize engineering processes and tools in the designing, planning, and inventorying for a customer’s order according to schedule, budget, and scope.

You’ll love this job if you are:

• Looking to gain understanding of electrical circuits


• Wanting the ability to read e-drawings


• Receive an understanding of mechanical designs with the ability to read AutoCAD drawings


• Willing to travel 30% of the time to customer sites

This is what you’ll get to do:

• Learn TGW and industry technologies and products


• Complete internal training of related engineering processes and tools


• Verify accuracy of controls design documentation, including sensor/actuator reports, controls component order lists, electrical drawings, motor lists, etc.


• Controls Systems engineering – create and maintain sensor/actuator reports and controls component order lists, etc. – on project under direction of a lead engineer


• Inventory logistics after completion of projects


• Support the specification and clarification of controls interfaces to equipment supplied by third-parties


• Support on-site controls installation and logistics

You should already have experience with:

• Effective problem solving methods


• MS Office programs


• Basic prior understanding of electrical circuits and e-drawings

You should also know:

This position requires a junior or senior-level student in Electric or Computer Engineering.  This is a fulltime, fall 2024 rotation (September 2024 – December 2024) with a compensation of $19/hour.  The successful intern will be considered for fulltime employment upon graduation.

TGW Systems Inc. is the North-American entity of TGW Logistics Group.  Together, we:

• Have grown to become a leading, worldwide supplier of highly dynamic logistics solutions


• Employ a multi-layer controls hierarchy to manage our highly automated equipment.


• Have developed sophisticated solutions for warehouse control systems, material flow optimization and transportation control