Global Control & Automation Engineering Trainee

Hatch; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch in Mississauga is seeking a Control & Automation Engineering Trainee to support the Project Delivery Group on global projects. You will assist with control design deliverables, instrumentation criteria, P&IDs, and program using PLC or DCS systems while gaining practical experience.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates or graduating in 2027 with Electrical or Chemical Engineering degrees, showing strong academic performance and interest in controls and automation.

Qualifications

• Must be working towards graduating in 2027, or recently graduated, with a Bachelor or Master in Electrical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Strong academic performance with active involvement in extra-curricular/volunteer activities.
• Interest in Control Systems engineering and communication systems will be considered an asset.
• Previous co-op or work terms in controls, automation, and electrical design and execution will be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver control and automation engineering deliverables for diverse projects.
• Prepare deliverables such as Instrumentation and Control Design Criteria, P&IDs, and I/O Lists.
• Program using PLC and/or DCS per project requirements.
• Develop test procedures for factory acceptance and software acceptance testing.
• Travel to project sites including remote locations to support delivery.

Skills

Controls systems design

Data-centric design tools

Programming

MS Office

Databases

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

PLC programming

DCS programming

Job description

Hatch in Mississauga is seeking a Control & Automation Engineering Trainee to support the Project Delivery Group on global projects. You will assist with control design deliverables, instrumentation criteria, P&IDs, and program using PLC or DCS systems while gaining practical experience.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates or graduating in 2027 with Electrical or Chemical Engineering degrees, showing strong academic performance and interest in controls and automation.