Automation Control Engineer

3 months ago


Mississauga, Canada The Dennis Group, Inc. Full time
p>Job Summary

As a design build engineering firm and general contractor that designs and builds food and beverage processing facilities, Dennis Group’s Automation & Controls Engineers work closely with our Process, Packaging and Building Engineers to meet our clients’ expectations in startup, commissioning, and qualifying their food and beverage production facilities. The role requires regular onsite presence to ensure necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, and operational startup of our client’s production lines, equipment, and facilities. Our Automation & Controls Engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying standard engineering techniques to design, develop, and maintain instrumentation or control systems. Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities are required for this role. li>

With general supervision, design and troubleshoot both software and hardware necessary for control systems utilizing PLCs for integration of manufacturing systems.Automate manufacturing processes through the use of instrumentation or controls systems.Design, diagnose, and troubleshoot network infrastructures - Ethernet, DeviceNet, AS-i, Profibus etc.Develop new PLC applications, interfaces, or embedded controls.Develop new or modify existing set-up and commissioning of new facilities or upgrading of existing facilities.Design, specify, wire, and procure control panel equipment, e.g. safety circuits, I/O, networks, etc.Design, specify, and procure electrical equipment, e.g. li>Develop functional descriptions and analysis documents for devices.Understand size and placement of control/electrical panels.Specify, procure, configure, and troubleshoot controls hardware and field instrumentation.Assist with coordinating with other engineering disciplines.Troubleshoot and resolve malfunctions and make recommendations that will improve efficiency or quality of operations.Create commissioning and start-up checklist.Project primary client technical contact.Develop bid documentation for Electrical, Automation, and Low Voltage (network, security) vendors.Interface and manage installation contractors during construction.Research Automation & Controls materials and best practices.

Required Education Skills and Experience

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 8-11 years of experience in Visual Basic, SQL, MS ACCESS Database programming skills a plus.
  • 8-11 years of experience with Design and implement process network infrastructure (Ethernet, Device Net, Control Net, ProfiBus, etc.).
  • 8-11 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing setting.
  • Database programming skills a plus.
  • Proficiency with MS Office and AutoCAD Required.
  • Must meet travel requirement - you will spend significant time in our client's facilities during installation and startup/commissioning/qualification phases of a project – 35% to 50% of any given time of the year.

Physical Requirements

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Prolonged periods of standing and walking during installation, commissioning, and startup.

Travel Requirement

  • Up to 50% travel required to visit project sites and other offices.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.



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