Automation Controls Sr. Analyst /Consultant

Accenture; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is hiring for a digital engineering and manufacturing role focused on control systems engineering within manufacturing environments. You will contribute to the design, integration, testing and commissioning of automation projects, supporting multi-national teams and senior leadership with technical insights.

Your responsibilities include system specification, architecture, documentation, and delivering virtual commissioning and simulation deliverables, while managing resources and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or engineering discipline.
• Experience in control engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Understand plant processes in Process and Discrete Manufacturing to guide control strategies.
• Experience in automation system design, software integration, commissioning and start-up.
• Familiar with PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS systems (Siemens TIA, Rockwell, Schneider, AVEVA, Ignition).
• English required for collaboration with multi-national teams.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the completion of all project requirements.
• Participate or lead internal and/or customer consultations regarding field of expertise.
• Identify, assess, and solve complex technical problems using analysis and innovative methods.
• Develop proposals for business development opportunities and present to senior leadership.
• Plan and execute system specification, design, architecture, and development.
• Develop standards, procedures, training manuals, and other documentation.
• Delivery of virtual commissioning/emulation, testing and simulation.
• Maintain and improve client relationships across engineering disciplines; identify new business opportunities.
• Manage project resources and budgets when necessary.

Skills

Control engineering

Automation system design

Plant processes understanding

Project leadership

Client relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell

Schneider

AVEVA

Ignition

Job description

We are: Looking to be part of a transformational digital engineering and manufacturing practice? How about an opportunity to help world-class clients solve their biggest challenges and create products and services that customers love - quickly, efficiently, and sustainably?

We are: Looking to be part of a transformational digital engineering and manufacturing practice? How about an opportunity to help world-class clients solve their biggest challenges and create products and services that customers love - quickly, efficiently, and sustainably?

We are Accenture's Supply Chain and Engineering reinvention partner. We help organizations reimagine how products are designed, engineered, manufactured, and supported across the enterprise. By combining deep industry experience, data, digital technologies, and AI-driven innovation, we help clients drive greater efficiency, resilience, and business value throughout the product and asset lifecycle.

The work:

• Be responsible for the completion of all project requirements, including, but not limited to:
• Participate or lead internal and or customer consultations regarding field of expertise
• Identify, assess, and solve complex technical problems for area of responsibility, using in-depth analysis of situations or data and incorporating innovative approaches and techniques.
• Develop proposals for business development opportunitiesand present to senior leadership at potential clients. Ability to turn broad program objectives into actionable design initiatives
• Plan and execute system specification, design, architecture, and development
• Develop standards, procedures, training manuals, and other documentation for projects or internal use
• Delivery of virtual Commissioning /Emulation, Testing and Simulation
• Maintain and improve client relationships with all engineering disciplines and identify and develop new business opportunities
• Mange the project resources and budgets when necessary

Here’s what you need:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in control engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Possess a basic understanding of plant processes in both Process and Discrete Manufacturing Industries to assist with the conceptual design of process control strategies for process modifications and plant expansions.
• Experience in automation system design, software integration, development, commissioning, validation, and start-up
• Experience with PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS systems, including Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell, Schneider, AVEVA, and Ignition, along with control system architecture.
• English is required for this position as this role will be aligned to multi-national teams where English is the common language across our North America Market. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English‑speaking multi‑national teams, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Nice to have:

• Experience with industrial robotics and robotic automation systems within a manufacturing environment.

and

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. Role Location Hourly Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $28.17 to $52.21