About the role
**Location:**Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3T 2E1
Business Unit: Power Protection & Quality Solutions
Posting Date: Mar 26, 2026
Job Description:
We are looking for a co-op student to develop new models that will allow customers to use a newly developed IO card (GTSIO) to interface their simulations to external equipment using common communication protocols like SPI, I2C, RS-232, RS-485, USB, and Ethernet. The goal is to complete a working component that supports reading and writing using one or two of these protocols, providing a template for future development. Along with this primary task, the co-op student will also be assigned documentation tasks, and software testing tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
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Learn Cbuilder and work with the company’s engineers to design and implement a component that gives access to some of the protocols supported by the GTSIO card (SPI, I2C, RS-232, RS-485, USB, and Ethernet)
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Update Cbuilder User Manual – Use AI (Copilot) to help expedite this process
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Assist in testing new RSCAD FX software features as they are developed
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Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Completed at least two years of study in Electrical Engineering
- Basic understanding of electrical circuits is required.
- Completion of Introductory Computer Science course is required
- Experience with programs such as PSCAD, RSCAD, and/or Simulink preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.