Research Assistant - Electrical Engineering

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers in Edmonton is seeking an automation engineer to design and develop automated machinery for modular offsite construction, including electrical schematic development, control panel design and system integration.

You will contribute to BIM systems, computer vision and machine learning applications, SCADA and digital twin infrastructure, and integrated Revit workflows to enable advanced digital manufacturing.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has a term length of 2 years from the date of hire.

Location -

This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Support the design and development of automated machinery for modular offsite construction through electrical schematic development, control panel design, component selection, system integration, testing, and commissioning. Contribute to the development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems, computer vision and machine learning applications, SCADA and digital twin infrastructure, and integrated Revit/BIM-to-machine workflows that enable advanced digital manufacturing and automated construction processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize automation processes, improve system performance, and troubleshoot operational issues.