Engineering Manager, Controls & Industrial Automation

Canadian Inclusion; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordion is seeking an Engineering Manager, Controls & Industrial Automation to provide strategic leadership for electrical, control, and automation systems supporting production irradiator facilities. The role ensures safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance, and guides a team of engineers and specialists.

This working-manager position reports to leadership, builds capability, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates with customers to align roadmaps with Nordion's objectives.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with P.Eng designation.
• Management experience: minimum 3 years managing Technicians and Controls Engineers (people management).
• Technical knowledge: at least 10 years combined experience post-graduation in controls engineering.
• Leadership: at least 8 years of experience (people, project and indirect supervision).

Responsibilities

• Provide people leadership to internal and external development teams.
• Manage external vendors, including contract management, external resources, and budgets.
• Build and develop the Controls, Electrical, and Industrial Automation Engineering team with structure and capability growth.
• Drive service revenue to meet business objectives and identify growth opportunities.
• Engage with customers to define long-term Controls and Industrial Automation Roadmap.
• Partner with Product Manager and Engineering leadership to shape product business cases and guiding the innovation roadmap.
• Champion industrial automation initiatives to improve process efficiency, reliability, and safety across facilities.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Skills

Allen Bradley/Rockwell PLCs

Aveva InTouch

Industrial automation platforms

Cybersecurity knowledge

Education

Engineering degree with P.Eng designation

Tools

Aveva InTouch

Job description

Nordion is seeking an Engineering Manager, Controls & Industrial Automation to provide strategic leadership for electrical, control, and automation systems supporting production irradiator facilities. The role ensures safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance, and guides a team of engineers and specialists.

This working-manager position reports to leadership, builds capability, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates with customers to align roadmaps with Nordion's objectives.