Engineering Manager — Controls & Industrial Automation

Sotera Health Company; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordion, part of Sotera Health, is seeking an Engineering Manager, Controls & Industrial Automation in Ottawa. You will lead a team of engineers and specialists responsible for electrical, control, and automation systems across production irradiator facilities, ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on hardware and systems, not pure software. You will drive staffing, project delivery, budgets, roadmaps with customers, and collaborate with Product and

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 (combination of 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, by establishing structure, talent strategy, performance expectations, and long-term capability growth
• Drive service revenue to meet business objectives, develop new growth opportunities, and provide plans to meet those growth opportunities
• Engage with customers to define the long-term Controls and Industrial Automation Systems Roadmap, ensuring alignment with business needs, operational goals, and our innovation direction.
• Partner with the Product Manager and Engineering leadership to shape product business cases and guide the innovation roadmap to support Nordion’s strategic objectives.
• Champion industrial automation initiatives that improve process efficiency, reliability, and safety across facilities
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and successfully

Skills

Allen-Bradley PLCs

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Industrial automation

Virtual machines

Networking

Cybersecurity

Communication

Time management

Project management

Budgeting

Presentation

Coaching

Regulated environment

Education

Engineering degree with P.Eng

Tools

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Job description

Nordion, part of Sotera Health, is seeking an Engineering Manager, Controls & Industrial Automation in Ottawa. You will lead a team of engineers and specialists responsible for electrical, control, and automation systems across production irradiator facilities, ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on hardware and systems, not pure software. You will drive staffing, project delivery, budgets, roadmaps with customers, and collaborate with Product and