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Intermediate Automation Engineer/Technologist
@ QCA Systems & QCA Insights
Delta, British Columbia
Overview
QCA Systems & QCA Insights is hiring an Intermediate Automation Engineer or Technologist to design control systems and write automation software for industrial clients. The work is client-driven, often on tight deadlines, and includes travel to client sites in other cities and after-hours, weekend and statutory-holiday commissioning.
Responsibilities:
- Design control systems and software for industrial applications
- Program PLC, HMI, historian, VFD and PC automation systems
- Perform FAT testing and on-site commissioning, including after hours and weekends
- Travel to client sites in other cities
- Document designs, work plans and progress
Requirements summary:
- Engineering degree in electrical, computer or mechatronics, or automation diploma
- 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience
- EGBC P.Eng. membership preferred
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Schedule | holidays, weekends |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation |
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QCA Systems & QCA Insights
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
The Intermediate Automation Engineer or Technologist will be part of a team that provides automation solutions to our industrial-based clients in a manner that is client-driven and responsive. The successful candidate will undertake control system design and programming for our clients in a challenging and dynamic environment, often with tight deadlines. The work will be determined according to client parameters, needs and expectations.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Automation Engineer or Technologist will perform a variation of the following duties, depending on operational needs, customer needs, and project requirements: Design control systems for industrial applications
Design control system changes to existing systems as needed
Write technical documentation to support design activities and document work plans and work performed
Design software systems for industrial applications
· Design software system changes to existing systems as needed
- Document software designs on a suitable platform
- Create automation programming for PLC, HMI, Historian, VFD, PC, and other automation systems that may be required
- Create code for database solutions and other information technology platforms
- Perform FAT testing in the office or at the client site to a documented test plan
- Perform commissioning services at the client site as needed as per the commissioning schedule which will require work to be completed after hours, on weekends, and on statutory holidays from time to time
- Communicate effectively with the client about project progress in a manner that is consistent with the project goals and QCA’s best interest
- Travel to client sites in other cities to perform work as required
- Manage time allocations for tasks efficiently, meet deadlines for tasks as needed, and give feedback to project managers
- Provide time estimates to management for work that will be performed
- Enter work hours and comments into the timesheet program every week, on time, as per management deadlines
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution, or Diploma in Automation or equivalent from a Technical Institute.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience.
- Membership with EGBC as a P.Eng. is preferred.
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