Intermediate Automation Engineer/Technologist

QCA Systems

• $80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering, or Diploma in Automation or equivalent
  • 5-7 years of relevant work experience
  • Preferred membership with EGBC as a P.Eng.
  • Proven ability to design and program control systems
  • Experience with PLC, HMI, VFD programming and cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design control systems for industrial applications
  • Modify existing control systems as required
  • Write technical documentation supporting design activities
  • Create software for various industrial applications
  • Develop automation programs for PLC, HMI, and related systems
  • Conduct FAT testing according to documented plans
  • Manage time efficiently and provide updates to project managers

Benefits

  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment with diverse challenges
  • Opportunities for client interaction and site visits
  • Potential for after-hours work that may accommodate flexible scheduling
  • Gain hands-on experience with the latest automation technologies
  • Access to ongoing professional development in your engineering field
Full Job Description
The Intermediate Automation Engineer or Technologist will be part of a team that provides automation solutions to our industrial-basedclients in a manner that is client-driven and responsive. The successfulcandidate will undertake control system design and programming for our clients ina challenging and dynamic environment, often with tight deadlines. The workwill be determined according to client parameters, needs and expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Automation Engineer orTechnologist will perform a variation of the following duties, depending onoperational needs, customer needs, and project requirements: Design control systems for industrialapplications
  • Design control system changes toexisting systems as needed
  • Write technical documentation tosupport design activities and document work plans and work performed
  • Design software systems forindustrial applications
    • Design software system changes toexisting systems as needed
  • Document software designs on asuitable platform
  • Create automation programming forPLC, HMI, Historian, VFD, PC, and other automation systems that may be required
  • Create code for database solutionsand other information technology platforms
  • Perform FAT testing in the office orat the client site to a documented test plan
  • Perform commissioning services at theclient site as needed as per the commissioning schedule which will require workto be completed after hours, on weekends, and on statutory holidays from timeto time
  • Communicate effectively with theclient about project progress in a manner that is consistent with the projectgoals and QCA's best interest
  • Travel to client sites in othercities to perform work as required
  • Manage time allocations for tasksefficiently, meet deadlines for tasks as needed, and give feedback to projectmanagers
  • Provide time estimates to managementfor work that will be performed
  • Enter work hours and comments intothe timesheet program every week, on time, as per management deadlines

Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical, Computer, orMechatronics Engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution, orDiploma in Automation or equivalent from a Technical Institute.
  • 5 to 7 years of relevant workexperience.
  • Membership with EGBC as a P.Eng. ispreferred.


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