Saltworks Technologies

Controls and Automation Engineer

Saltworks Technologies$95K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering
  • Registered (or eligible) as a Professional Engineer with EGBC
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • 5-8 years experience in designing, implementing, and commissioning controls & automation systems
  • Proficient in Ladder, STL, FBD, and SFC programming for PLCs and HMIs
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for controls and automation systems
  • Process library experience with Plant PAX/Siemens APL is a bonus

Responsibilities

  • Generate design documents for controls & automation systems
  • Deliver comprehensive controls & automation packages for water treatment plants
  • Set up operator-friendly simulations for control systems
  • Support commissioning and troubleshooting of automation systems
  • Interface with third-party vendor sub-systems using standard protocols
  • Collaborate with Process-Control Engineers to ensure accuracy in control narratives
  • Travel occasionally for plant installations and customer start-up commissioning

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, and RRSP matching
  • Life insurance and AD&D coverage
  • Education allowance for continuous learning
  • Culture focused on safety, innovation, and diversity
  • Collaborative team environment with contributions recognized
  • Opportunities for social activities and company events
Full Job Description
The role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Controls & Automation Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team. Our Controls & Automation team provides engineering design expertise to our complex and highly specialized systems. You will collaborate with multiple teams and develop innovative solutions to some of the toughest environmental challenges facing our planet.

Your main tasks will include:
  • Generating controls & automation system design documents, including state flow diagrams, sequence charts, control narratives, etc.
  • Delivering complete controls & automation packages of complex water treatment process plants that include I/O mapping, PLC code, HMI screens, etc.
  • Setting up operator-friendly simulations of the controls & automation system and facilitating thorough simulation testing.
  • Supporting commissioning and troubleshooting of controls & automation systems.
  • Interfacing with third-party vendor sub-systems using common industrial communication protocols, including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, and Peer-to-Peer Messaging.
  • Working closely with Process-Control Engineers to ensure control narrative accuracy and working towards eliminating gaps between Process and Controls.
  • Occasionally traveling to plant installations and working with customers for start-up and commissioning.

You will be a great fit if you have:
  • A degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering.
  • Registered (or eligible to register) as a Professional Engineer with EGBC.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • 5 - 8 years of work experience designing, implementing, and commissioning controls & automation systems (Machinery or Process Solutions).
  • Experience with programming in Ladder, STL, FBD, and SFC languages and programming PLCs and HMIs with Siemens STEP 7, Siemens WinCC, Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Factory Talk, and Ignition Perspective.
  • Experience identifying and troubleshooting controls and automation system bugs, often under tight deadlines.
  • Process library experience is a plus (Plant PAX/Siemens APL).

We offer:
  • Competitive compensation package, including medical, dental, vision, RRSP matching, life insurance, AD&D coverage, and an education allowance.
  • Culture built on safety, innovation, diversity, and continuous learning.
  • Collaborative, cross-functional team environment where every member contributes to project outcomes.
  • Regular social activities and company events.

How to apply:

If you would like to join the Saltworks team, please submit your resume (cover letters are not required).

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applications are considered confidential

Kindly, no recruiters.

Salary: $95,000 to $120,000 per year (negotiable based on your experience, qualifications, and internal equity).

Location: 13800 Steveston Hwy, Richmond, BC V6W 1A8

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About Saltworks Technologies

Saltworks Technologies is a water treatment technology company that provides innovative solutions for desalination, brine management, and other water treatment challenges. The company's technologies include membrane-based systems, ion exchange, and thermal processes, which can be customized to meet specific customer needs. Saltworks' solutions are used in various industries such as mining, oil and gas, and food and beverage. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
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