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Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer
Job Description
Join a growing advanced manufacturing company operating in a highly technical, pilot plant environment. They are entering an exciting scale-up phase and are looking to add a hands-on controls expert who will play a key role in stabilizing current operations while helping build the automation foundation for future growth.
This is an opportunity to step into a role with real impact, not just maintaining systems, but improving, building, and influencing how automation evolves as business grows.
The Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer will be responsible for programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, and optimizing complex industrial control systems.
Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer responsibilities:
- Write, modify, and optimize PLC programs across industrial automation system
- Troubleshoot controls, instrumentation, electrical, network, and equipment-related issues
- Build, modify, and maintain HMI/operator interface screens using common HMI/SCADA platforms
- Integrate and support instrumentation tied to process systems, including pressure, flow, temperature, level, vacuum, and related measurements
- Support commissioning, startup, testing, and optimization of new and existing systems
- Ensure control systems meet applicable electrical codes, safety standards, and operational requirements
- Work closely with engineering, operations, technicians, electricians, and vendors to improve system performance
- Support electrical drawings and documentation using AutoCAD or similar tools, where required
- 3+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, or related environment
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Controls, Automation, Instrumentation, or similar
- Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience
- Experience working in manufacturing, process, or industrial settings
- Hands-on approach with the ability to diagnose and solve complex technical issues
- Experience with HMI systems and operator interfaces
- $115 000 to $130 000 based on experienc
- Full benefits program
- RSP matching
- Employee options program
- High-visibility role with real impact on future growth
- Chance to become a key technical expert in the business
- Opportunity to take ownership and help shape the automation foundation
- Opportunity to join a growing Canadian technology company at an exciting scale-up stage
Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.