Implementation Team Lead

Powerhouse Controls Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental Benefits

Increased Vacation

Profit Sharing

Flexible work hours

Fitness incentive

Career development

Job summary

Powerhouse Controls Ltd in Cambridge, Ontario, is seeking an Implementation Team Lead for the Digital Transformation Group. This hybrid position involves overseeing system configurations, guiding integration specialists, and ensuring customer understanding of deployed systems.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in automation and systems integration, successful PLC programming, and strong mentorship abilities. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and customer success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation, systems integration, or controls engineering.
• Demonstrated success in PLC programming, SCADA/HMI development, and industrial deployments.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication protocols and networking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system configuration and PLC code deployment for customer projects.
• Guide Automation Integration Specialists through technical execution.
• Lead on-site knowledge transfer and training for customer operations teams.

Skills

Automation systems integration

PLC programming

SCADA/HMI development

Industrial communication protocols

Mentoring junior engineers

Tools

FT Optix

Kepware

NEXIA

Job description

Implementation Team Lead – Digital Transformation Group

Hybrid work | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | Full‑time | Posted January 30, 2026

Position Overview

At DTG, every deployment is a chance to empower people—not just install systems. As Implementation Team Lead, you'll be the keystone ensuring our deployments are technically excellent, intuitively operable, and customer‑owned from day one. You’ll lead through action and clarity—supporting every Automation Integration Specialist, ensuring each solution is tested, documented, and customers understand and own it.

Why Join Us?

• Health/Dental Benefits
• Increased Vacation
• Profit Sharing
• Birthdays off with pay
• Flexible work hours
• Fitness incentive
• Career development
• Social and Team building events
• Charitable donation matching
• RRSP/401K Matching
• AAA/CAA Basic membership coverage

What You’ll Do

Lead Technical Execution

• Oversee system configuration, SCADA/HMI development, and PLC code deployment for customer projects.
• Act as a QA checkpoint for deployment quality—verifying stability, scalability, and alignment with project architecture.
• Perform and supervise testing and commissioning, including FAT, SAT, and live plant validations.

Coach and Mentor

• Guide Automation Integration Specialists through technical execution and problem‑solving.
• Build reusable standards and templates to improve deployment consistency.
• Reinforce field best practices across logic development, testing, and documentation.

Own Customer Enablement

• Lead on‑site knowledge transfer and initial training for customer operations teams.
• Ensure the “what, why, and how” of every system is clear, usable, and documented.
• Support early post‑deployment adoption and user confidence.

Collaborate Cross‑Functionally

• Work with Project Managers and Director of Implementation to align on timelines, risks, and handoff readiness.
• Partner with Platform Solutions Manager to ensure adherence to technical standards and elevate field‑based improvement feedback.
• Support Product Manager in translating feedback into toolkit and product improvements.

What You Bring

Must‑Have

• 5+ years of experience in automation, systems integration, or controls engineering.
• Demonstrated success in PLC programming, SCADA/HMI development, and industrial deployments.
• Experience with AGV/SGV deployments (OTTO, Kuka, ANT).
• Experience leading teams or mentoring junior engineers/technicians.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication protocols, networking, and I/O.
• Able to travel to deployment sites across North America.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Familiarity with FT Optix, Ignition, Kepware, and/or NEXIA.
• Experience in commissioning middleware or interoperability platforms.
• Exposure to MES, WMS, ERP systems or enterprise integration protocols (e.g., MQTT, REST, OPC‑UA).
• Background in customer‑facing training or enablement programs.

Powerhouse Controls is committed to providing a barrier‑free interview process and accommodating applicants’ needs in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require accommodations during the process, please contact our recruitment team.