Automation Specialist Co-op Student

2 weeks ago

Burnaby, Canada Spartan Controls Ltd. Full time

Spartan Controls provides an exciting culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. We support our students' education and growth through networking, job shadowing, student events, opportunities to work with our Senior Leaders, and more

Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.

**Summary**:
We are recruiting for an **Automation Specialist Co-op Student** for a minimum 8-month term with our Project & Solutions Operations team, starting in **January 2026**, based at our Burnaby Automation Centre. Reporting to the Manager, Projects and Lifecycle Services, you will work within a project team, providing support to several Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and System Integration solutions. Duties may include system testing and start-up, system design, control design, network integration, configuration, develop test reports.

**Role and Responsibilities**:

- System staging, testing and start-up
- System design and documentation
- Development of and testing Human-Machine Interface (HMI) graphics
- Configure control strategies and shutdown keys
- Interface with third party products (PLCs)

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Current student in Electrical or Chemical Engineering; or Instrumentation Engineering Technology
- Proficiency in MS Office programs; Word, Power Point, Excel
- Experience with DeltaV (hardware/software) is an asset
- 3D CAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical experience an asset
- Demonstrated customer service and sales skills in an industrial environment an asset
- Working knowledge of Process Control hardware and software
- Solid technical problem solving skills
- Strong communication, time management and computer skills
- Collaborative team player with sound work principles
- Excellent office organizational and operational skills
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License is considered an asset

Requisition ID: 1582

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