Automation Engineer

LAPORTE; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work mode

Health insurance

RRSP contribution

Job summary

LAPORTE is seeking an Automation Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team in Canada. The role covers design, programming, and commissioning of automated systems across multiple sites in Western Canada and beyond.

You will manage projects, define customer needs, and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams. A strong background in industrial automation, PLCs, and experience in food/pharma environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in APE or electrical engineering; professional engineering membership required.
• 5–6 years’ experience in industrial automation.
• Experience with Allen Bradley, Rockwell and Siemens products.
• Experience in food or pharmaceutical industries is an asset.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Define customer needs.
• Design automated systems and select equipment (controls, instrumentation, motor controls, panels).
• Participate in system testing and commissioning.
• Manage factory automation projects: planning, supervision, change control, budget and schedule reporting.
• Prepare specifications, plans, and estimates.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary project team.
• Follow up with equipment suppliers.

Skills

Automation engineering

Project management

PLC programming

Leadership

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in automated production engineering (APE) or electrical engineering

Professional Engineering Association membership (EGBC or APEGA)

Tools

Allen Bradley

Rockwell

Siemens

Job description

LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm providing high-value engineering services to the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, industrial biotechnology, and industrial manufacturing sectors, with 30 offices across North America and Europe and more than 520 dedicated employees. We are an independent company wholly owned by 45 of our principal engineers.

We offer a stimulating environment where autonomy, collaboration and professional growth are at the heart of our daily work. We believe in a flexible working environment that values work-life balance while encouraging efficiency and creativity on a daily basis.

Discover an employer who takes care of its greatest asset: its employees!

This hybrid position is available in all of our office locations in Canada.

Automation Engineer, Vancouver, BC - Calgary, AB - Edmonton, AB or Lethbridge, AB

Responsibilities and Duties:

The candidate will play a key role in project management by ensuring planning, cost and schedule control, as well as the design, programming, and commissioning of automated systems

• Define customer needs
• Design automated systems and select equipment (controls, instrumentation, motor controls, control panel design, etc.)
• Participate in system testing and commissioning
• Manage factory automation projects: planning, supervision, change control, and reporting on budget, schedule, and resources, manufacturers, and contractors
• Prepare specifications, plans, and estimates
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary project team
• Follow up with equipment suppliers

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in automated production engineering (APE), electrical engineering, or equivalent.
• Member of a Professional Engineering Association in Alberta or British Columbia (EGBC or APEGA)
• 5-6 years’ experience in the field of industrial automation
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley, Rockwell, and Siemens products
• Experience in the food and/or pharmaceutical industry (an asset)
• Occasional visits to clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership, relationship management, organizational planning and project management skills, in addition to technical knowledge
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire for business development.
• Programming PLCs and user interfaces
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Ability to influence clients, suppliers and peers into adopting "best practices" in the engineering field
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, listening and interpersonal with the ability to transfer knowledge to others
• Capability to engage and energize others to reach their fullest potential and performance
• Have flexibility to travel to external manufacturing sites as needed

Benefits – What We Have to Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and industry standards;
• Health and Wellness Programs: Comprehensive group health insurance coverage from day one (medical, dental, vision, childcare);
• Retirement Plans: Employer-contributed RRSP plan at 4%;
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid work mode, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office;
• Professional Development: A work environment that encourages empowerment and professional growth. Professional reimbursement fees (e.g., APEGA, APEGS, EGBC, etc…) covered by the company;
• Career Advancement Opportunities: Mentorship programs, training, cross-department opportunities, etc.;
• Work-Life Balance: 3 weeks of regular vacation with 1 week of paid vacation during the Christmas holidays. 1 week of Personal/Sick leave ;
• Inclusive Culture: A diverse, flexible, and non-conformist work environment that values equity, work-life balance, and promotes efficiency in daily tasks with enormous growth opportunities;
• Team-Building Activities: Lunch & Learn sessions, team retreats, outdoor activities, family get-togethers, and workshops;
• Other Benefits: Public transport and telephone reimbursement