Electrical and Automation Project Engineer

Our client is a company specializing in the design, manufacture, and installation of automated equipment and machinery primarily targeted at the performance arts and entertainment sector. They are currently looking for an electrical and automation project engineer for their facilities in the Montréal area.

Nature of position

Under the supervision of the Director of Engineering and Projects, working closely with the engineering expert for automation and control, your job will primarily consist of designing electrical systems and automated control systems for a variety of equipment manufactured by the company, as well as serving as project lead for all things relating to electrical/control and automation aspects.

• Carry out any other task related to your duties.
• Submit suggestions based on your observations to the director of engineering and projects so as to optimize the competitiveness of the company on the market;
• Write up documentation associated with the projects assigned to you;
• Contribute to the development and ongoing improvement of the product;
• Start up equipment/systems and troubleshoot them for clients; document the results of tests;
• Ensure that work is carried out in compliance with specifications;
• Help program PLC and user interfaces;
• Select the technology needed for the project (PLC, Drive, automatic control, etc.) and ensure that they are compatible;
• Set up the overall architecture of the system and prepare feasibility tests for electrical/automation components of projects;
• Design electrical systems and automated control systems;

Required qualification

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automated production engineering, or other relevant education and training;
• Member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec;
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience;
• Fluent in spoken and written French and English;
• Highly skilled in programming programmable controllers and user interfaces;
• Familiar with interfacing systems (compatibility of components);
• Familiar with Autocad;
• Familiar with the MS Office suite and MS Project;
• Prepared to travel outside the country 2 to 3 times per year for 2-4 weeks consecutively.

Education / training

Bachelor in automated production engineering , Bachelor in electrical engineering

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