Engineer Jobs in Welland, ON

Position Title: Controls Specialist / Engineer, Senior
Reports to: Mobile Systems Group Manager
Location: Welland, ON

Position Summary:
Responsible for the management of end-to-end application and product ownership of mobile off-highway control systems, including system architecture, hardware selection, and embedded software development

Key Responsibilities:

• Application & Product Ownership: Own applications from concept through support and act as primary technical interface.
• System Architecture: Define control strategies and system architecture aligned with hardware capabilities
• Hardware Selection: Select Control hardware, Electronics sensors, and define system integration
• Software Development: Develop using C/C++, CODESYS
• Communication Systems: Design and troubleshoot CAN networks (SAE J1939, CANopen)
• Testing & Commissioning: Perform machine-level validation and field troubleshooting.
  
  Skills and Attributes:
• Strong customer-facing communication skills with ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• System-level thinking across hardware and software
• Strong problem-solving capability
• Ability to manage multiple projects and to work independently to set daily priorities and workload.
• Ability to write reports and standard business correspondence.
• Product Management: Keeping abreast of trends and communication of changes.
• Self-Starter and Motivator.
• Ability to foster effective relationships with distributors, regional sales managers and customers.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English. Ability to communicate in second language (German or Italian would be a definite asset).
• Understanding of hydraulic circuits, components and applications.
• Ability to travel occasionally to customer locations for (possible multi-day) technical meetings.
  
  Qualifications:
• Technical degree or diploma in Electronics, Mechatronics, Technical Computer science.
• Professional registration (as P.Eng, EIT or CET) would be considered an asset.
• Five (5) to ten (10) years experience in hydraulics control systems.
• Programming knowledge:
• C / C++
• CODESYS is an asset
• SPS/PLC languages.
• Communication knowledge:
• SAE J1939
• CANOpen
• Assets:
• Python, Javascript
• ML / AI exposure
• Valid Driver's License.
• Experience with SAP would be considered an asset.

Compensation:

• $100,000 to $120,000 CAD per year, dependent upon experience and qualifications.