Engineer, Automation
- QC, Canada
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
An overview of your future role at BBA
Our new office in Jonquière is expanding, and we’re looking for a talented engineer to join our dynamic team. You’ll be involved in engineering and programming mandates in automation, instrumentation and control. Your role will be to contribute to various phases of engineering and site work. You may also be called upon to help produce deliverables for digital solution mandates.
An overview of your mandates and
responsibilities
- Help produce various deliverables for an automation engineering project cycle
- Prepare plans and specifications as well as detailed engineering deliverables (piping and instrumentation diagrams, layout drawings, I/O loop and motor control diagrams, lists of cables and instruments, installation details)
- Draft reports, plans and specifications, construction and purchasing estimates and calls for tenders, where required
- Prepare technical data sheets and select instruments (flow, pressure, levels) and control valves
- Provide technical assistance during construction work (electrical and instrumentation)
- Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for distributed control systems (DCSs) and human-machine interfaces (HMIs)
- Participate in equipment commissioning and performance testing at client sites
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Engineer, Automation at BBA will produce automation engineering deliverables such as drawings, specifications and instrument selections. The role also programs PLCs and HMIs, supports construction, and takes part in commissioning at client sites.
Requirements
Candidates need engineering experience in automation, instrumentation and control, along with PLC and control system programming skills. Strong technical documentation and drafting ability is expected.
Skills
- PLC programming
- Distributed control systems (DCS)
- Human-machine interface (HMI) design
- Instrumentation and control
- Automation engineering
- P&ID drafting
- Layout drawings
- I/O loop diagrams
- Motor control diagrams
- Cable and instrument lists
- Control valve selection
- Technical data sheets
- Cost estimating
- Tender preparation
- Commissioning
- Performance testing
- Technical report writing
Categories
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Software
- Consulting
Keywords
- automation engineer
- instrumentation engineer
- control systems engineer
- PLC programming
- DCS
- HMI
- piping and instrumentation diagram
- P&ID
- I/O loop
- motor control
- control valves
- commissioning
- performance testing
- engineering deliverables
- technical specifications
- digital solutions
- Jonquière
- Quebec
- engineering
Tools
- PLC
- DCS
- HMI
Fields of study
- Engineering