System Integration Engineer

CMP (Charlottetown Metal Products) is a dynamic and growing stainless steel equipment manufacturer delivering design, fabrication, and installation services and turn-key solutions to our food processing customers. As a division of FPS (Food Process Solutions), we serve customers across Canada, The United States, and Internationally. In October 2023 CMP announced an expansion to our Global Innovation Center located on our PEI Campus. This is an exciting new investment in innovation for FPS and CMP.

You will work alongside and complement our talented team of over 160 engineers, designers, technical sales, and fabricators/welders. You will have an opportunity to grow your knowledge of project management and machinery design and leverage that knowledge to build strength in hygienic design of food processing equipment. CMP is constantly innovating and contributing to more advanced hygienic designs to exceed client needs. We engineer food safety in everything we do.

At CMP we strive to be one of the best places to work in Atlantic Canada. Culture is everything. We ensure our employees respect each other, respect our clients, and are collaborative in their approach to their daily workflow.

Key Responsibilities

• Driven by hygienic design concepts to lead a team of engineers and designers in the design of industrial food processing equipment systems
• Develop and maintain design drawings, programs, documents, machine function descriptions, processes, and design versions in our FPS Autodesk Vault application
• Development of automation systems, control systems, production line integration, and data management systems to enhance production efficiency, quality, and safety
• Perform risk assessments, audit & troubleshooting during the implementation phase
• Provide technical support and liaise between client-facing project managers, field support, shop staff, and component suppliers in all aspects of project planning, design, procurement, and execution, to meet customer needs
• Budget planning, cost control, negotiating to obtain cross bids from multiple vendors for major parts procurement
• Generate a purchase request based on the order confirmation and the approved General layout
• Understand the industry to ensure all specifications & functions are met, optimizing cost and utilization of material and resources as part of the functional design
• Verifying the designs meet original design requirements from concept, analysis, design modification, manufacturing inspection, installation, testing, to final commissioning
• Lead internal design reviews and work with the design team to make necessary revisions
• Work in compliance with all FPS administrative, health & safety policies and procedures
• Provide direction and verification for junior staff members
• Oversea travel to customer project sites as and when required
• Perform other job duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-secondary, bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Fabrication, System Engineering, or related discipline
• 1-2 years of engineering experience, ideally with some involvement in food processing equipment or related design
• Professional Affiliation registrant as P.Eng.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and 3D modeling software (Inventor/SolidWorks/Factory/Plant3D)
• Knowledge of industrial automation & control systems (i.e. PLC, DCS, SCADA), Control Systems, and their development for production line integration.
• Familiarity with Factory System Integration Layout drawing design, Piping, P&ID, and maintaining design versions in the FPS Autodesk Vault application.
• Knowledge of Structural engineering, Pumps, Flow Rates, Material, Fluid & Thermodynamics, and Stress analysis (Essential for equipment design and verifying design requirements ).
• Strong leadership skills in team building, project, vendor, and client management (Crucial for leading design teams, liaising with project managers/suppliers, and providing direction for junior staff).
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences (Needed for technical support and liaison).
• Strong analytical, mathematical, critical, and problem-solving skills (Required for design verification and troubleshooting).
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with Budget planning, cost control, and obtaining cross bids for procurement.
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated, as well as a team player, with a willingness to meet quick deadlines and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

CMP Charlottetown Metal Products is an equal opportunity employer, and we thank you for your interest in the position. Only those candidates who match the requirements and are eligible to work in Canada will be contacted / shortlisted.