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
- 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.
Pay: $100,000.00-$120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Welland, ON
