Instrumentation and Controls Specialist - Vancouver, Canada - Shift

Shift

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Vancouver, Canada

6 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SHIFT

SHIFT Clean Solutions Ltd. is a fast-growing company that designs Energy Storage Solutions primarily in the commercial marine industry.

Our team has been involved in the industry since 2009 and is responsible for many industry firsts, including powering Hybrid and fully Electric ferries, Offshore Supply Vessels, Global Freight carriers, Tugboats, Passenger Vessels, and zero-emission land-based grid energy projects.

The Instrumentation and Controls Specialist designs, programs, tests, and supports control and instrument panels and test jigs which are used in support of our battery management systems and is responsible for the integration of all control and communication with the client control room.

If being accountable and directly responsible for your job is what excites you, and you love the fast pace, variety, and chaos of a global business in a high growth sector, then we may be for you - let's talk.

Responsibilities:

Design and build control and instrument panels and test jigs
Prepare schematics and layouts with common apps such as Altium and Visio
Source required parts, equipment, and work with relevant vendors
Direct and/or conduct electrical tests and experiments as needed to support design efforts
Design the integration of Shift ESS with different customers systems
Availability to travel outside Canada upon request

Qualifications Required

Appropriate technical or engineering qualification
5+ years' experience in design of electronics for industrial or IOT products
Ability, accuracy, thoroughness and timeliness, good work ethic, able to meet deadlines
Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate engineering requirements
Expertise in:
Designing and drawing electrical and electronic circuits composed of PLCs, relays, fuses, batteries, timers, breakers, switches, digital and analog sensors, logic functionality
Component selection and ordering, mechanical layout and construction and wiring of instrumentation panels
Creating documentation including schematic drawings, P&ID, I/O lists, billsofmaterial, labels, functional descriptions
Creating and testing PLC software
Designing, executing, recording, and reporting formal test procedures
Use of test and diagnostic tools such as meters, oscilloscopes, etc.
Nice to haves:
Experience with energy storage management systems
Experience working in a startup environment
Experience in the Marine industry
Experience with fire fighting and gas sensors systems

This position is open to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents.

Position is located in Vancouver, Canada with flexible working hours, including some working from home possible.