Controls Hardware Designer

Job Title: Controls Hardware Designer
Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $43.00 - $50.00 per hour
Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days
 
Get to Know Us:

Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, delivers cutting-edge custom automated manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. We combine advanced automation expertise with Accenture’s digital transformation capabilities to create smart, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing systems. Our global network includes facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, and Malaysia, ensuring regional expertise and global strength.

The Position:

Reporting to the Controls Engineering Manager, the Controls Hardware Designer will contribute to concept review, designing to current electrical and safety standards and maintaining customer specifications using Eclipse templates while delivering the Eclipse Vision and the Eclipse Entrepreneurial Culture.  

What You’ll Be Doing:

•    Design and develop common electrical designs as per customer and project requirements based on standard Eclipse methods
•    Provide electrical assistance during the various stages of integration
•    Select, test and integrate hardware and software components such as robots, analog devices, motion controllers, sensors, vision systems and lasers
•    Perform engineering calculations such as short-circuit current rating or panel heat loss/cooling
•    Work with other members of the Controls Engineering department and other groups to continuously improve methods of design, with the goals being enhanced safety, enhanced functionality, and reduced cost
•    Work with customers, project managers, designers, toolmakers, and electricians to solve problems in order to provide the customer with a complete, functional automation system
•    Provide accurate documentation for each project
•    Advise customer on solving technical problems
•    Position requires willingness to work a flexible schedule and travel as required in varying timelines

What We’re Looking For:

•    A post-secondary engineering degree, diploma or equivalent, specializing in electrical engineering.
•    Experience with EPLAN
•    5+ years of automation experience
•    Knowledge of various electrical machinery standards such as NFPA 70/79, CSAZ22.1 would be an asset
•    Knowledge of various safety standards such as EN ISO 13849 OR EN 62061 would be an asset
•    Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
•    A self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
•    Experience in an automation environment will be considered an asset

What We Offer:

•    Reimbursement for tuition and professional dues
•    An on-site fitness facility
•    3 weeks of vacation and 5 paid personal days (to start) 
•    RRSP matching program
•    Free snack program

Why Join Us:

Here at Eclipse Automation, creation and innovation are at our core, and our culture reflects that. Fast-paced and continuously fostering growth, we encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that our teams embody, and leverage each of their strengths to do better for our people, our clients, and our communities.
Our teams are made up of innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, inspiring and creating outcomes that change the world.
 
Eclipse Automation is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law.
Eclipse Automation encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Those in need of accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process should notify hresources@eclipseautomation.com. Any information received that relates to accommodation needs of a candidate will be addressed in a confidential manner.