80 Automation Control jobs in Canada

Job Description

Our Products

Our software products involve industrial plant automation (eg. opening and closing material gates, controlling conveyor belts, monitoring material flow, reading weigh scales and pulse meters, all in real time) and product dispatch (eg. dispatching orders to production plants, monitoring fleets of delivery trucks via GPS, load-balancing and optimizing workload across multiple production locations).

This position will focus mainly on C# development using ASP.NET, though there are React, WPF, and C++ development opportunities as well.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing new software features
• Participating in team discussions and analyzing customer feedback
• Testing and maintaining existing functionality

Candidates must have:

• Eagerness to learn new languages, frameworks and communication protocols
• Experience building web applications with ASP.NET
• Experience with object-oriented development
• Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills

Major bonus points:

• Experience using the .NET platform (specifically C#, ASP.NET MVC and WebAPI)
• Experience with client-server programming, unit testing, and dependency injection
• Experience with React
  

MPAQ Automation Inc. is a software company based in Mississauga, ON, specializing in automation, dispatch, and control systems. We react quickly to the needs of our customers, and provide outstanding customer support. We also love to fire up the BBQ for lunch once in a while on sunny days.

We use modern software tools and technologies (Visual Studio, SQL Server, IIS) and organizational tools (distributed version control, issue tracking, internal wiki).

Our office atmosphere is casual. There is no strict dress code, and working hours are flexible. Our team is highly autonomous, and we favour candidates who can run with new ideas. We're a fun group with a sense of humor, and we work hard to produce and support usable, effective software.

Thanks for reading, we look forward to hearing from you!

The role of Industrial Automation Solutions Architect will play a key role as part of the Information Systems group, with responsibilities to all regions of the company. This is a vital role in the development of the overall Information/MES/IIoT solution architectures for our customers. Successful applicants will be involved in every stage of the solutions implementation process including consultancy, assessment, requirement gathering and specification, solution architecting and development, technical implementation, user training and commissioning.

The Industrial Automation Solutions Architect role is perfectly suited for those who have excellent conceptual thinking as well as people skills and who are seeking an exciting career in a growing organization. Candidates with an academic and professional background in System Design, Computer Science, Electrical, Computer Engineering or a business degree with industrial and/or computer development experience will be considered.

What Would a Typical Day Look Like?

• Involvement in pre-sales support, develop overall solution architecture, requirements specification and system design, as well as construction and implementation.
• Perform gap analysis and determine best approach to address the gaps.
• Act as functional lead on a variety of projects
• Facilitate functional re-use in solution architecting.
• Building crucial relationships with key global partners within the manufacturing software scope of responsibility
• Participating in strategy determination with team leadership and global partners to promote the adoption of partner product suite in North America
• Being responsible for maintaining deep domain specific knowledge of Information/MES/IIoT solution architectures available in the manufacturing software space
• Provide learning and mentoring to others across the corporation.

What Qualifies You for this Opportunity?

• 7-10 years of experience in the manufacturing software arena, particularly using software that can be described as Information/MES/IIoT
• Experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment and with industrial controls
• Proven expertise in areas such as requirements specification, architecting solutions, systems analysis, and design.
• Certified with Inductive Automation’s Ignition Platform software; experience with Sepasoft and/or Cirrus Link Solutions integrated modules an asset.
• Demonstrable understanding of industrial automation PLC platforms, network design and implementation, OT/IT configurations, production and engineering processes.
• Advanced experience using industrial software packages provided by any or all the following vendors: Rockwell, Siemens, Aveva/Wonderware and GE.
• Experience with network architecture design, system virtualization, and associated design tools
• Experience using software and systems like MQTT, Azure DevOps, AWS, Node-Red, and Docker an asset.
• Development experience using Python, Java, JavaScript, and/or Microsoft .NET
• Experience with database software such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and/or InfluxDB
• Familiar with application development methodologies, techniques and standards, configuration management, middleware, networking and communication, and hardware configuration
• Project management experience an asset.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel objects, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required for the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

JMP Solutions (a Convergix Company)

Founded in 1987, JMP is an automation systems integrator offering solutions to diverse industrial and consumer end markets. It designs, engineers, and integrates hardware and software to automate its customers’ manufacturing and production facilities. Headquartered in London, Ontario, with an established North American footprint consisting of 17 office locations across the U.S. and Canada, the Company’s multi-geographic branch model provides it with a strategic advantage over smaller, sub-regional competitors, allowing it to provide targeted, local support while also growing with its blue-chip customer base across geographies and applications. We are certified as a “Great Place to Work” in both Canada and US. We have also been awarded one of the “Top 50 Best Workplaces Canada” nine (9) times, including Best Workplaces for Inclusion, for Women and Professional Services 2021 and 2022.

What does JMP Offer You?

Here at JMP, we offer a very generous compensation and benefits package including:

• Health
• Dental coverage
• RRSP Matching / 401K Matching
• and more!

ABOUT CONVERGIX AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

Convergix Automation Solutions is a Global Systems Integrator specializing in custom automated manufacturing systems including, robotics, controls, material handling, information and software systems, process automation in a variety of manufacturing industries. With over 900 employees, 25+ Locations worldwide and $300M in Sales, Convergix is growing organically as well through acquisition to become a leading $1B Automation Integration global partner. We are a single source automation solutions provider that leverages the geography, technology, industry expertise and capacity of the entire Convergix portfolio across the entire value chain for our customers in a diverse set of industries.

Learn more about us:

What does CONVERGIX value?

Our values are our foundational concepts on which we build CONVERGIX; we adhere to these no matter what mountain we climb.

• Integrity - Respect, Transparency, Commitment
• Excellence - Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Collaboration, Communication
• Passion - Momentum, Sense of Urgency, Growth, Success, Velocity

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

JMP Solutions has an accommodation program in place that provides reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please contact Human Resources.

Job Description

Salary:

Join us in Advancing the Environmental Global Impact within the Rail Industry

For nearly 40 years, ZTR has designed, developed and released products that have a positive environmental impact within the Rail Industry. Planning for an environmentally sustainable future means taking action today in preparation for tomorrow. Everyone has a role to play and we take ours seriously.

What Youll be Doing!

As a Control Systems Developer, you will contribute to complex engineering projects and products through designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software applications using object oriented programming, industrial programming, communication protocols and more!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, create and maintain product-centric functional PLC and HMI programs.
• Support and maintain development through all stages of the CI/CD lifecycle
• Identifying and implementing operational improvements
• Create and apply innovative algorithms for mechanical and electrical system controls
• Implementing changes to existing and creating new engineering designs with respect to control systems hardware and software
• Conduct code reviews, regression testing, end-to-end testing, debugging, and more
• Contribute to projects and post-deployment activities by providing technical documentation, adhering to coding standards, and troubleshooting issues.
• Execute on-site control system and software commissioning at global rail locations
  

Who are you?:

• 5+ years of experience in controls and/or software development
• A related degree or diploma inElectrical, Mechatronics, Control or Electronic
• Experienced in all phases of the development life cycle
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
• Proficient in PLCs (Siemens, Rockwell, etc.)
• Profound understanding of control algorithms and design practices
• Knowledgeable in industrial communication protocols (Profinet, Modbus, CAN etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate to an array of technical and non-technical audiences
• Passion for learning and keeping up to date with new technologies
• Ability to travel and work in industrial environments
  

Please apply even if you dont qualify for all responsibilities or skills, we still want to hear from you!

Why Choose ZTR?

At ZTR, we continuously promote a healthy balance between work, fun and family. This is a place where employees make a difference in our company and within our customers organizations. You will have the ability to direct your career path at ZTR as we are rapidly growing with numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are looking for flexible, compassionate and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in a fast-paced working environment, and who are looking for long-term, meaningful employment in a career that makes a real difference.

ZTR Control Systems provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources. We will address information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants in confidence.