IT - Cyber Security Co-op Student

To provide work assignments which align with student interests and goals, and to develop experienced and talented candidates for PCC technical positions. Work assignments will be reviewed during the co-op period, and where feasible, modified to better align with student interests, goals, and capabilities.

The incumbent is responsible for performing various and increasingly challenging technical tasks within an IT department in order to:

• Learn and become more proficient at those technical tasks.
• Augment education with work experience.

The incumbent will spend time with Help Desk issues in order to obtain a basic knowledge of the business environment and to understand the technology, applications, and users.

The development and implementation of C#,VB6, and/or SQL based applications and reports based on the requests provided during the co-op period.

Learning Tasks

Learning Objectives

Help Desk

• Understand business technology and users

• How to find root cause and manage resolution

• Change control

Application software maintenance

• Software and application conventions

• Knowledge of business data and business functions

• Change control

New application development

• How to design an application

• Adherence to software specification

• Operational efficiency of software

• Maintainability of software, 1. Implement real-time computer systems to reduce product lead time, improve product quality, and reduce costs.

2. Apply technology to improve the business in a cost effective manner.
3. A "hands on" use of current technology.
4. Utilize current and advanced technologies to integrate systems and functional areas.

Opportunities continued:

1. Understand the business in order to improve the business with both technology and creativity.
2. Understand the software assets of the business. Especially the SyteLine ERP and Airfoils Quality Control System (aka AQCS).
3. Practice continuous improvement in the business and in the application of technology.

• How to audit process for accuracy, variability, cycle

time, reliability, and manufacturing cost

• Experience operator training

Process design

• Project planning and measurement of progress

• Integration with other software and systems

• Supervision of other developers

• Effective use of resources, 1. Full-time student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / CIS.

2. Good understanding of .Net, C#, and SQL.
3. Good understanding of logic, Boolean algebra, etc.
4. Good understanding of basic PC and network hardware and printers
5. Basic understanding of Crystal Reports a plus
6. Good analytical skills to be able to analyze a system and understand how it works.
7. Highly motivated and results oriented.
8. An aggressive approach to problem solving.

Co-op Description PCC Airfoils, LLC, headquartered in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, is a world leader in the fast-paced, high-tech industry of investment casting. Each of the thirteen (13) Airfoils' locations plays an integral part in the manufacture of blades, vanes and components for use in gas turbine engines. PCC's parts are found on virtually all commercial & military aircraft, as well as, industrial gas turbine applications in the free world. The Airfoils Division is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp., a Fortune 500 company (#325). The company currently has an overall sales volume of over $7 Billion, employing in excess of 25,000 individuals throughout 160 locations in the U.S. and worldwide. PCC is seeking individuals with high personal and professional standards who will thrive in a fast-paced, goal oriented work environment. Precision Castparts Corp. is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, the Company is the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. PCC manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries., With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.