Controls and Automation Engineer

Saltworks Technologies • Richmond, BC

1d • CA$95,000 - CA$120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Saltworks Technologies is a leading Canadian cleantech company solving two of the world's most pressing challenges: water sustainability and critical minerals supply. We design and build advanced industrial water treatment and lithium refining systems for global leaders in semiconductors, mining, automotive, and industrial processing. Saltworks is a 2025 Technology Fast 50 company and EY Entrepreneur of the Year award winner. We lead our industry in adopting and developing AI across our products, projects, and operations. Join us and build skills defining the next era of engineering and industrial systems. The role: We have an exciting opportunity for a Controls & Automation Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team. Our Controls & Automation team provides engineering design expertise to our complex and highly specialized systems. You will collaborate with multiple teams and develop innovative solutions to some of the toughest environmental challenges facing our planet.

Requirements

• A degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Registered (or eligible to register) as a Professional Engineer with EGBC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• 5 – 8 years of work experience designing, implementing, and commissioning controls & automation systems (Machinery or Process Solutions).
• Experience with programming in Ladder, STL, FBD, and SFC languages and programming PLCs and HMIs with Siemens STEP 7, Siemens WinCC, Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Factory Talk, and Ignition Perspective.
• Experience identifying and troubleshooting controls and automation system bugs, often under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Process library experience is a plus (Plant PAX/Siemens APL).

Responsibilities

• Generating controls & automation system design documents, including state flow diagrams, sequence charts, control narratives, etc.
• Delivering complete controls & automation packages of complex water treatment process plants that include I/O mapping, PLC code, HMI screens, etc.
• Setting up operator-friendly simulations of the controls & automation system and facilitating thorough simulation testing.
• Supporting commissioning and troubleshooting of controls & automation systems.
• Interfacing with third-party vendor sub-systems using common industrial communication protocols, including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, and Peer-to-Peer Messaging.
• Working closely with Process-Control Engineers to ensure control narrative accuracy and working towards eliminating gaps between Process and Controls.
• Occasionally traveling to plant installations and working with customers for start-up and commissioning.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including medical, dental, vision, RRSP matching, life insurance, AD&D coverage, and an education allowance.
• Culture built on safety, innovation, diversity, and continuous learning.
• Collaborative, cross-functional team environment where every member contributes to project outcomes.
• Regular social activities and company events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level