Automation & Controls Engineer – Burlington, Ontario
This is an existing vacancy.
About Us
Anaergia is a global leader in the production of clean energy, fertilizer, and recycled water from virtually any waste stream, offering the widest range of maximizing resource recovery solutions for the municipal, industrial, commercial, and agricultural markets. Anaergia delivers integrated solutions globally through established offices in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and its breakthrough technologies are in use at over a thousand resource recovery facilities worldwide, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating new revenue sources for its clients. Our sustainable solutions for the generation of renewable energy while recovering value from waste are on the front line of solving climate change.
Mission
To deliver cutting-edge, contemporary control systems to Anaergia’s internal and external customers.
Goals
The Automation & Controls Engineer will be part of a high-performance team, creating process control narratives with Process inputs, developing PLC code, HMI, & SCADA applications, and specifying/supervising the design and execution of control panels and field execution of these control systems.
Position Title & Range
This posting covers multiple levels based on qualifications and experience:
- Automation & Controls Engineer I ($70,000 - 93,000)
- Automation & Controls Engineer II ($92,000 - 121,000)
- Automation & Controls Engineer III ($106,000 - 134,000)
The Automation & Controls Engineer‘s Tasks Include
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Collaborate with Process to develop control narratives and associated documents that define the PLC code and HMI/SCADA application
- Transform detailed control narratives and associated documents into PLC code and HMI/SCADA applications.
- Design or supervise the external design & build of electrical control panels, and attend FAT.
- Support, either at the site or remotely, commissioning efforts as the control systems projects they deliver are brought online.
- Participate in software quality checks with internal and external customers.
- Drive standardization in terms of control narratives and associated docs, PLC / HMI libraries, and quality control.
- Ownership & risk mitigation, of partial and full PLC code and HMI / SCADA applications, & IoT deliverables throughout the entire span of a project’s lifecycle.
- Identify gaps and effectively communicate solutions to automation & control challenges.
- On time and on budget completion of PLC programming and application development.
- Contribute to the ideation of cutting edge loT development and deployment Contribute to the ideation of cutting edge loT.
- Participate in pre-commissioning FAT/quality checks to ensure the product going to the site is ready to hit the ground running.
- Become a technical "expert" in one or more areas of Anaergia’s technical offering.
- Mentor others if applicable experience is available. Mentor others
Knowledge And Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of experience in process control system PLC programming
- Solid understanding of control system concepts & theory, and their practical application in the process & automation domain
- Expert understanding of all MS Office tools and ability to adapt to new digital tools
- Experience translating control narratives and other associated control system documents into PLC programs with associated HMI & SCADA applications
- Possess knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA, & IoT concepts and latest / up & coming trends
- Able to communicate effectively with internal customers (Applications, Automation & Controls, and Commissioning) as well as external customers
- Proven ability to problem-solve remotely and in the field
- Customer-focused interest & attitude
- Open-minded personality and passionate about working with global and multi-cultural teams
- Passionate, highly driven, and hard-working, portrays an entrepreneurial spirit, a great team player, and gets things done, has the ability to self-start tasks without dropping the ball, waiting for responses from Inquisitive, solutions-oriented, has a “can-do” attitude
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the United States or internationally as required.
Location:
- Based in Burlington, Ontario
- Reports to: Automation & Controls Manager
Travel Requirements:
Up to 75% travel may be required, depending on project needs.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Anaergia is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable laws. We also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Anaergia does not use AI tools in screening, assessing, or selecting candidates.
