SENIOR CONTROLS ENGINEER

We are currently looking for a Senior Controls Engineer to join our team in Toronto, ON. The Senior Controls Engineer leads the controls effort for a project from start to finish – designing and documenting controls design, programming the control system and commissioning the system at site until customer acceptance. In addition, the Senior Controls Engineer lends knowledge to more junior controls engineers when possible.

International travel will be required for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of Controls Engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience with PLC programming
• Experience with Siemens and/or Schneider PLCs
• Experience with motion control is an asset
  

  - Project management experience is an asset

• Design and document controls algorithms for equipment and physics behind process and controls techniques and application.
• Analyze and contribute to wind tunnel designs from controls point of view. Analyze P & IDs for process design and influence process design from controls/controllability standpoint.
• Author technical specifications. Contribute to specifications for cross functional applications or the specification for controls application.
• Control algorithm programming. Programming and testing of documented algorithm according to coding standards, including implementation of existing libraries, creation of additional libraries and custom coding.
• Installation and startup on-site. Complete ownership of controls start-up at site. Communications checkout, equipment startup, controller tuning, debug and troubleshooting, interaction with other disciplines within the company and management of site schedule
• Work with less experienced Controls Engineers, mentoring and guiding them.
• Develop and improve controls design and implementation process. Identify and implement more efficient practices, alternate methods for control or visualization and determine new opportunities for controls applications
  

  - This position involves a significant component of international travel.