whitefox
Lab Automation & Instrumentation Specialist
Calgary, Alberta · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
A/B TestingCadencePLCElectrical EngineeringResearchCommunicationCollaborationSCADAActuators
About the role
- Lab Automation & Instrumentation Specialist Do you want to join a purpose driven company who are making a global impact on society and creating a healthier environment both now and for future generations?
- If working with an honest, fair, reputable, responsible and rapidly expanding global organisation is high on your agenda, joining our team could be for you.
- Every improvement you make moves us closer to our 2030 goal of being globally trusted leaders in efficiency and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Transform conceptual ideas into prototypes and support product development from concept through validation and market introduction as needed.
- Develop and execute test plans to validate technical concepts, automation logic, control strategies, and equipment performance; support commissioning, point-to-point checks, and functional verification as needed.
- Review technical specifications and prepare, review, or maintain engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, SOPs, test procedures, control narratives, and other technical documentation.
- Work with third-party contractors, vendors, fabricators, and service providers for electrical installations, upgrades, inspections, commissioning activities, and specialty support.
- Perform troubleshooting, root cause investigation, and corrective action follow-up on a variety of products, heaters, instruments, automation systems, and associated equipment; support both preventive and reactive maintenance activities.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that evolve products and processes from batch to more continuous, remotely visible, and increasingly autonomous operation.
- Collaborate with product development, laboratory, operations, external partners, and research institutes on innovative projects that may span automation, instrumentation, process engineering, membranes, and novel materials technology.
- Design, build, program, integrate, and troubleshoot automation and electronics packages for laboratory and pilot equipment, including digital and analog sensors, transmitters, power supplies, relays, signal conditioning, alarms, interlocks, emergency shutdown functions, and data logging systems.
- Develop and support PLC-, HMI-, and small-control-platform solutions for research and prototype equipment using platforms such as Siemens SIMATIC (for example S7-1200 / S7-1500 with TIA Portal), Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley (for example CompactLogix / ControlLogix with Studio 5000), Beckhoff TwinCAT, ABB AC500, Schneider Modicon, or equivalent platforms as appropriate for the application.
Requirements
- Occasional local travel to vendors, contractors, pilot, customer, university, or research partner sites as required.
Nice to have
- 3-5 years of relevant hands-on experience in lab automation, instrumentation, controls, electronics, maintenance, or prototype equipment development in an R&D, laboratory, pilot plant, or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with PLC programming, HMI / SCADA concepts, data acquisition, and practical system integration is strongly preferred.
- Experience in membrane processes, novel materials, chemical / process development, or industrial product development is an asset.
- Experience applying AI, advanced analytics, or smart monitoring to industrial operations or experimentation is highly preferred.
Skills
- Lab Automation & Instrumentation Specialist
Benefits
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
Company info
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