Electrical Project Leader

CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is seeking an Electrical Engineering Project Leader to guide a design team from pre-sales through field commissioning, ensuring projects meet customer expectations within budget and schedule.

You will oversee PLC/HMI hardware selection, programming, and troubleshooting, and coordinate automation control integration for highly automated equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a three-year Engineering Technology diploma.
• Strong verbal and written communications.
• Outstanding team working and organizational skills.
• Practical understanding of cost-benefit analyses, maintainability and operability.
• Willingness to travel globally and ability to obtain a Canadian passport.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a design team to deliver projects within budget and schedule.
• Oversee PLC/HMI selection, programming and troubleshooting; strong understanding of industrial networks (AB, Siemens, Ethernet, ProfiNet/ProfiBus).
• Integrate automation controls for highly automated equipment.
• Coordinate CAD design work and prepare systems drawings (power distribution, single-line diagrams, BOMs, panel layouts).
• Prepare specifications and material releases; liaise with sub-contractors.

Skills

PLC/HMI programming

Industrial networks

Automation controls

Robot programming

Vision systems

VFD selection

CAD software

Electrical codes (CAN/US)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Three-year Engineering Technology diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

EPlan

Job description

CAN-ENG is a vibrant, medium-size Canadian company located in Niagara Falls Ontario with an international reputation for the design and manufacture of thermal processing equipment and associated material handling devices.To maintain our continued growth werequire additional staff in key positions.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT LEADER

Successful candidates must be able to lead and motivate a design team in the completion of projects that meet or exceed the customer’s expectations, within the budgeted time and cost.Responsibilities for projects begin at the pre-sales stage and continue into field commissioning.

Duties include:

• PLC / HMI selection, programming and troubleshooting with a strong understanding of industrial networks and associated components (AB, Siemens, Ethernet, ProfiNet / ProfiBus etc)
• Automation controls integration experience with highly automated equipment.
• Robot Programming, Vision Systems and Reach Study Experience considered an asset
• Variable Frequency Drive selection & integration; process controllers, field sensor selection
• Sub-contractor liaison and report writing
• Familiarity with Canadian and or American Electrical Codes
• Preparation & checking of engineering system drawings in the following areas of design – Power distribution, single line diagrams, bills of materials, control panel layouts and system interconnections.
• Specification writing & material demand releases
• Experience with CAD design software such as AutoCAD or EPlan considered an asset

Applicants should be willing to travel to the field periodically to assist in install or commissioning of his/her projects.

Qualifications for the position are:

• One of: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a three year Engineering Technology diploma
• Strong verbal and written communications
• Outstanding team working and organizational skills
• Practical understanding of cost benefit analyses, equipment maintainability and operability
• Creativity andflexibility to adapt to constantly changing requirements
• Eligibility to hold a Canadian passport and able to travel the world
• Familiarity common core business software(s) such as Microsoft suite of products

Join the CAN-ENG team and enjoy growth opportunities in our organization.