Intermediate Controls Hardware Designer

ATS Automation; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team at a leading automation firm where your expertise in electrical control systems will shape the future of automation solutions. As a Controls Systems Hardware Designer, you will engage in exciting projects, collaborating with talented professionals to create comprehensive control systems that meet diverse customer needs. This role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to projects that impact industries worldwide. With a commitment to professional growth and a robust rewards package, this is your chance to be part of a company that values innovation and excellence in automation.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health and Dental Benefits

Employee Bonus

RSP Matching

Employee Share Purchase Program

Subsidized Breakfast and Lunch

Gourmet Coffee and Beverages

Employee Referral Bonuses

Educational Reimbursement Program

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in electrical control systems design, preferably in automation.
• Strong knowledge of low-voltage systems and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce complete electrical design packages based on customer specifications.
• Work with cross-functional teams to enhance safety and functionality.

Skills

Electrical Control Systems Design

Low-Voltage Distribution Systems

Engineering Design Calculations

Safety Standards Compliance

Problem-Solving

Education

Post-secondary Technology Diploma

Engineering Degree

Tools

EPLAN Design Software

Job description

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.

Major Duties

The Controls Systems Hardware Designer is part of a dynamic cross-functional automation design team working on the world's most challenging automation projects for a diverse customer base. In this role, you will produce complete controls solutions and electrical design packages based on customer specifications and standardized design practices used at ATS.

Specific Responsibilities

• Work with mechanical designers during the mechanical design process to design a control system that will enable the machine to perform its intended function safely and reliably.
• Formulate and produce a complete electrical design package, which includes detailed schematics, cable routing diagrams, panel layouts, bills of materials, and material requisition forms, based on ATS standard specifications and the customers’ requirements.
• Work with other members of the Controls Engineering Department and other groups to continuously improve methods of integrating controls technology, with the goals being enhanced safety, enhanced functionality, and reduced cost.
• Specify all electrical and controls-related hardware and software and produce requisition forms for material purchases.
• Integrate third-party equipment and electronic component entry into the electrical design package. Examples include serial communications, hardware handshaking, opto-isolation, electrical and ultrasonic welding applications, vision systems, motion control products, transducers, and signal conditioners.
• Verify that the electrical design package is complete, accurate, and safe based on sound design practices and accepted standards, and that the I/O lists meet program requirements prior to issue to shop floor.
• Work with customers, project managers, designers, toolmakers, and electricians to solve problems in order to provide the customer with a complete, functional system.
• Provide customers with training specific to their current project (i.e., electrical hardware, machine operation, programming principles, program functionality, and program structure).
• Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
• Adhere to all health and safety rules and procedures.

Qualifications

Education

• A post-secondary technology diploma or engineering degree or equivalent, specializing in electronics, electrical or controls technology.

Experience

• Three years' experience in electrical control systems design, preferably in the industrial automation field.
• Strong knowledge of low-voltage distribution systems for automated machinery, including schematics, cable routing diagrams, panel layouts, and bills of materials.
• Hands-on experience with EPLAN design software (EPLAN 2022 or later).
• Proficiency in electrical machinery standards, including NFPA 70/79, CSA C22.1, and UL 508A.
• Strong understanding of safety standards such as EN ISO 13849 and EN 62061.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply customer-specific controls design standards.
• Working knowledge in performing engineering design calculations, including full-load amperage, short-circuit current ratings, and panel heat loss/cooling assessments.
• Experience integrating third-party equipment, including vision systems, motion control products, and robots, into electrical designs.

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?

• Be a part of an engaged, empowered, and innovative global workforce.
• We offer a robust total rewards package - Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program.
• We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses, and lots more.
• We are intentional about your professional growth and development through internal career opportunities and our educational reimbursement program.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary.

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.