Automation and Control Engineer

Job Posting Closes: April 14, 2025

Looking to hire ASAP!

Job Description

eCAMION Inc. is a Toronto-based all-in-one solution provider of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Electric Vehicle Fast Charging (EVFC). Using its patented battery & power/energy management technologies, eCAMION has been delivering successful projects over a wide range of industries, including community energy storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and microgrid development. It has also partnered with corporate and legislative entities across multiple territories to solve the modern challenges of energy storage and distribution. eCAMION prides itself on coming up with innovative answers via its flexible, practical and efficient turnkey solutions to address not only problems in the present but also those foreseen in the future.

eCAMION has maintained a good balance between technology development and project delivery as well as a series of vertically integrated business areas. Its business areas cover battery & EV Charger equipment design & manufacturing, energy & power management intelligence as well as network integration – all for the same goal of generating a turnkey solution to address the client’s both immediate and long-term needs.

Our Website: https://www.julepower.com/

What It Feels Like To Work At ECAMION

eCAMION has maintained its flat management structure and start-up culture, despite its steady growth in the industry for the past ten years. You will be working in high-performing fast-paced project groups under the coordination of our Director Software Engineering.

What Areas You Will Be Working On

This position will be focusing on the firmware or functional module design of both embedded system controllers and supervisory controllers

• Programming & debugging of functional modules EV Supply Equipment Charge Controller (SECC) and Debugging the EV Charging interface
• Assist the design, prototyping and validation of embedded controllers, Programmable Logic Converter (PLC) and various A2D front ends
• Assist the configuration, control, and monitoring of existing deployment
• Participate in Code Review (CoR), Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
• Analyze equipment performance data to help pinpoint the potential source of the flaw
• Adjust existing energy storage units for electric vehicle charging applications in various locations
  
  

You will also be responsible for the following:

• Document all technical details of your design work
• Prepare User Operation Manual and User Training for a new deployment
• Make design progress reports, summaries of test results and site work completion records
• Assist with special projects as required
  
  

Job Requirement:

Basic Requirement

• 2-3 years experience inclusive of co-op's
• You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Robotics, Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical engineering with a focus on mechatronics, automation, and Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
• PLCs (like Siemens or Allen-Bradley)
• Bootcamps: advanced automation/control courses
  
  

You are familiar with the following:

• PLC Programming: IEC 61131-3 languages, especially structured text
• Industrial Control System Communication Protocols: CAN, Modbus (TCP/IP and RTU), Serial (RS232 and RS485)
• Familiarity with PWM-based messaging & Power Line Communication
• Digital Signal Processing: PWM, LP filtering, digital filtering
• You have 2-5 years of relevant software design & validation experiences through previous internships or course work and eager to develop skills spanning design, programming, field engineering and commissioning
• You are also proficient with multiple programming languages, including Sequential Logic Flowchart (Labview), C/C++, Python, etc.
• You are a team player who likes to overcome engineering challenges with others and open to feedback
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.) and Git
• You have good software commenting, documentation and version control habits
• You are not afraid to get your hands dirty. You will not only design things at your desk but also get involved in the testing lab, manufacturing plant and potential site visit
• You must be legally entitled to work in Canada (a copy of valid work permit will be required for international students)
  
  

Preferred Assets

• You have a Master of Engineering Degree on Embedded System Engineering
• You are registered, or able to register, with PEO as an EIT
• You have a general knowledge on Energy Systems or Power Engineering
• You have previous experiences on Linux OS – RT Extension, POSIX or PLC-programming (IEC 61131-3, esp. structured text)
• You are familiar with ARM or RISC based single-board computers with limited CPU power & memory space
• You have previous experiences in working in a high-voltage environment
• You have previously on-call experiences
• A valid Ontario “G” Class Driver’s License with no demerit points
  
  

Department: Engineering - Software

This is a full time position