Automation Engineer

About the role

LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm offering a high value-added engineering services to pharmaceutical, agri-food, industrial and industrial biotech factories. The company now has 30 agencies across North America and Europe, and has more than 500 passionate engineering employees.

This hybrid position is available in all of our office locations in Canada.

Automation Engineer, Vancouver, BC - Calgary, AB - Edmonton, AB or Lethbridge, AB

Responsibilities and Duties:

The candidate will play a key role in project management by ensuring planning, cost and schedule control, as well as the design, programming, and commissioning of automated systems

- Define customer needs

- Design automated systems and select equipment (controls, instrumentation, motor controls, control panel design, etc.)

- Participate in system testing and commissioning

- Manage factory automation projects: planning, supervision, change control, and reporting on budget, schedule, and resources, manufacturers, and contractors

- Prepare specifications, plans, and estimates

- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary project team

- Follow up with equipment suppliers

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in automated production engineering (APE), electrical engineering, or equivalent.

- Member of a Professional Engineering Association in Alberta or British Columbia (EGBC or APEGA)

- 5-6 years’ experience in the field of industrial automation

- Knowledge of Allen Bradley, Rockwell, and Siemens products

- Experience in the food and/or pharmaceutical industry (an asset)

- Occasional visits to clients

Preferred Qualifications

- Strong leadership, relationship management, organizational planning and project management skills, in addition to technical knowledge

- Entrepreneurial mindset and desire for business development.

- Programming PLCs and user interfaces

- Ability to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

- Ability to influence clients, suppliers and peers into adopting "best practices" in the engineering field

- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, listening and interpersonal with the ability to transfer knowledge to others

- Capability to engage and energize others to reach their fullest potential and performance

- Have flexibility to travel to external manufacturing sites as needed

Benefits – What We Have to Offer:

- Competitive Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and industry standards;

- Health and Wellness Programs: Comprehensive group health insurance coverage from day one (medical, dental, vision, childcare);

- Retirement Plans: Employer-contributed RRSP plan at 4%;