Controls Designer

🌟 Job Opportunity: Controls Designer 🌟
🆔 Job ID: 911-014
🔢 Number of Vacancies: 2
📊 Level: Intermediate/Senior
📍 Location: Oakville, ON
⏳ Employment Type: Regular Full-Time Permanent
🕰️ Hours of work: Minimum 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
🏠 Work Mode: Hybrid – 3 days in office, 1-2 days remote per week
💵 Salary Range: $95-$114K (Intermediate); $115-$140K (Senior)

Job Overview

The Controls Designer is responsible for designing and integrating complete automation control systems, including control processors, devices, actuators, robots, pneumatic controls, and mechanical fixtures into a cohesive operating system.
This role involves developing electrical designs, programming PLCs and HMIs, and ensuring seamless communication between components to meet performance, safety, and quality standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

Electrical & Control System Design
– Design complex automation systems, including component selection, electrical schematics, and panel layout drawings.
– Design and integrate safety circuits, PLC programming, HMI design, robot programming, and vision systems.
– Interpret pneumatic schematics and integrate company systems with customer and OEM components.
– Interface with mechanical and safety engineering teams to support component selection, risk assessments, PSHSR documentation, and inspections.

Programming & Integration
– Program I/O systems, motion control, robotics, and networked components.
– Support FAT and SAT activities and document system configurations in accordance with company standards.

Customer & Field Support
– Provide technical assistance, system manuals, training support, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting support.

Project Management & Communication
– Adhere to project schedules and budgets, participate in design reviews, and communicate project status and solutions effectively.

Continuous Improvement & Development
– Support R&D initiatives, document activities for SR&ED purposes, and participate in ongoing training.

Business Development Support
– Support sales and applications activities as required.

Qualifications

– College or University education in Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering.
– Minimum 2 years of experience with the engineering of automated machinery and robotics.
– Minimum 2 years of direct experience with two major Control Platforms.
– Minimum 2 years of experience in electrical design AutoCAD and/or Eplan.
– 2 years of Integration field service experience.
– Technical expertise in automation, robotics, and control systems integration.
– Proficiency with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi platforms, including PLC programming, HMI development, and industrial network configuration.
– Proficiency with programming industrial robots (ex. Motoman and Fanuc).

To apply please send your resume to careers@cpus.ca or through the following link: https://lnkd.in/ejUNCUuj