Controls Hardware Designer

Role: Controls Hardware Designer

Type: 6-Month Contract to Start (possibility of extension or conversion)

Location: Onsite, Cambridge, ON

Rate: $45-$47/hr

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Controls Hardware Designer to join a leading industrial automation organization. This individual will be responsible for the electrical controls hardware design of complex, custom automated equipment and machinery.

The Controls Hardware Designer will work closely with mechanical, controls/software, robotics, manufacturing, and project teams to define machine architecture and develop complete electrical designs using EPLAN. The ideal candidate has strong experience designing industrial automation systems and is comfortable working across a variety of electrical and controls technologies, including PLCs, distributed I/O, servo systems, safety systems, robotics, vision, and third-party equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain electrical hardware designs and schematics using EPLAN
• Design electrical and controls systems for industrial automation equipment, including:
• AC/DC power distribution
• PLC and distributed I/O systems using Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens
• Industrial network architecture and servo and motion control architecture
• Machine safety systems including E-stops, light curtains, area scanners, ProfiSafe and CIP Safety
• Electrical panel layouts and robot integration including FANUC, ABB and KUKA
• Third-party equipment such as hydraulic systems, dispense systems, lasers, ovens and bowl feeders
• Vision and pneumatic systems

Requirements

• Strong EPLAN design experience is required
• Strong industrial electrical/control hardware design experience
• Proficiency across at least 6–7 of the technical areas listed above
• Experience designing electrical systems for industrial automation, machinery or manufacturing equipment
• Ability to work collaboratively with mechanical, controls/software and other engineering disciplines
• Ability to work onsite in Cambridge, Ontario
• Must meet 10 CFR Part 810 citizenship/access requirements applicable to the project
• Project or technical lead experience is considered an asset, but is not required

We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.

Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.