Electrical Engineer (Automation & Leadership Development)
Michelin Oy
Get more replies from employers
Send a job-specific resume in minutes.
Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Automation & Leadership Development) for Waterville, Nova Scotia. The role focuses on designing, installing, and supporting electrical automation systems within our manufacturing operations.
You will develop into a technical SME through mentorship, leading projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver capital improvements and process optimization.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
- 1-2 years engineering experience preferred.
- Strong hands-on skill development and leadership through activities.
Responsibilities
- Provide detailed electrical design and automation programming for projects and plant support.
- Prepare estimates and technical schedules for equipment additions or upgrades.
- Train plant maintenance teams on new automation systems.
- Coordinate with internal groups and provide contract engineering leadership when needed.
- Lead or participate in major capital projects from start to finish, including commissioning.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
For 130 years, Michelin has innovated to improve the mobility of people and goods. Today, we are setting the benchmark across every tire and travel-related services market, while leading a global strategy to drive sustainable, profitable growth. Michelin North America (Canada) Inc., which operates three tire manufacturing facilities in Nova Scotia, is seeking an technical and leadership oriented Electrical Engineer to join its engineering team in Waterville, Nova Scotia. The Electrical Engineer will support the manufacturing process and equipment by designing, specifying, purchasing and constructing electrical automation systems and components. This position will include aspects of project management, technical specification, design, analysis, installation management, equipment start-up and manufacturing. Under the mentorship of experienced, multi-disciplinary team of professionals, the successful candidate will develop into a technical subject matter expert with responsibility for project leadership.
- Provide detailed electrical design and automation programming for assigned projects and plant technical assistance.
- Provide estimates and technical schedules for all phases of process equipment addition, replacement or upgrade.
- Provide backup support and training to plant maintenance teams on newly implemented automation systems.
- Collaborate with internal company support groups to accomplish objectives, and provide contract engineering management and direction when needed.
- Participate in assigned major capital projects and/or modifications from start to finish, including equipment reception, commissioning, and acceptance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of engineering experience.
- Strong aptitude towards hands-on skill development.
- Desire to work towards technical expertise in process equipment.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching and facilitation through academic, and/or extra-curricular activities.
- Experience with electrical design standards and familiarity with controls systems designs using standard CAD design tools.
- Experience in project management and team leadership.
- Exposure to PLC programming standards and programming software, including GRAFCET, Ladder Logic, and Structured Text (Rockwell and Siemens).
- Exposure to Variable Frequency drives and Motion Control technologies (Rockwell, Siemens and Control Techniques).
- Exposure to HMI configuration, programming and communication (Rockwell).
- Experience with control systems network interfaces and various protocols for communications between devices including computer system databases.
- Exposure to vision system configuration (specific experience with Cognex, Keyence, Adept, Bytewise, Gocator is an asset).
- Robotic exposure, configuration or knowledge (Fanuc, ABB).
- Career Growth: Personalized development plans, mentorship, and cross-functional opportunities.
- Unique career paths and opportunities for advancement.
- Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse, supportive environment where your competencies, contributions and behaviors are recognized.
- Option to join one of our Business Resource Groups and Inclusion Councils.
- Innovation Driven: Work on projects that matter from sustainable materials to digital transformation.
- Community Impact: Be part of a company that does what's right.
- We use sustainable business practices while balancing the needs of our customers and communities.
- Michelin is an equal employment opportunity employer of visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons and people with disabilities.
- If you need accommodation for any part of the employment application process because of a disability, please contact us at accommodations@michelin.com.
- We build the future with people like you.
- Begin your career with Michelin today!
- Michelin, the leading tire company, is dedicated to sustainably improving the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires and services for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles/motorcycles, earthmovers, farm equipment and trucks.
- It also offers digital mobility support services and publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases.
- Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in more than 170 countries, has 111,200 employees and operates 67 production plants in 17 different countries.
- Michelin has a Technology Center in charge of research and development, with operations in Europe, North America and Asia.
- In short, whether you look at our mission, our products or our people, Michelin is a company that truly helps you to move forward.
- Visit our website to discover more about us www.michelin.com
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
