Description
Are you looking for a rewarding career opportunity with one of Canada's top employers? Then join Syncrude's winning team! Currently the oil sands in Northern Alberta are undergoing unprecedented growth, and the need to do things better and develop new innovative technologies has never been greater. This growth also brings with it excellent opportunities for students to develop their careers in the resource industry. Syncrude is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Mechanical Engineering student to work at our world class Research Center in Edmonton, Alberta. This student will work with us on our equipment reliability program under the direct supervision of professional engineers. In the past, experience gained in this position has qualified for the APEGGA experience requirement.
Activities may include:
- Assistance with testing and operating our pump and gearbox condition monitoring facilities in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Support on site field test programs at our Fort McMurray operation with other Research staff. Equipment that we work with includes heavy haulers, shovels, centrifuges, slurry pumps, gearboxes, conveyors and others.
- Installation and calibration of: Accelerometers, strain gauges, proximity sensors, LVDTs
- Perform Finite Element Analysis in support of failure analysis work.
- Data collection, analysis, report writing and presentation of results from our research activities.
- Literature review of current and past research activities and advancement in oil sands operation.
- Support a collaborative, innovative and team environment through good ideas and active participation.
- Work with us to secure Canada's energy future while maintaining our strong commitment to sustainability, a healthy and safe workforce, and the environment.
Qualifications
- Students must be enrolled in a Mechanical Engineering program (3rd year preferred)
- Available for an 8 work term starting in January 2012
- Strong technical abilities
- Interest in working in a research and development environment
- Good computer skills especially in MatLab, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Strong commitment to teamwork and a win-win attitude
Candidates applying for these positions must presently have the required approvals to work permanently in Canada.
To assist us in our assessment, please paste your resume when you apply on-line. This is most easily done by saving a copy in a .txt format prior to pasting the appropriate part into our application.
Application Close Date: October 31, 2011
To assist us in our assessment, please paste your resume when you apply on-line. This is most easily done by saving a copy in a .txt format prior to pasting the appropriate part into our application.
Application Close Date: October 31, 2011
