Senior Controls Engineer

Martinrea International Inc. is a diversified and global automotive supplier, a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in developing and manufacturing highly engineered, value-added Lightweight Structures and Propulsion Systems. We employ approximately 16,000 skilled and currently operate in 57 locations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, China, South Africa, and Japan. Martinrea's vision is making lives better by being the best supplier we can be in the products we make and the services we provide.

Our Mission is to make people's lives better by:

• Delivering outstanding quality products and services to our customers.
• Providing meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction, and job security for our people.
• Providing superior long-term investment returns to our stakeholders.
• Being positive contributors to our communities.

Martinrea's success is globally shown through its core sustainable culture. Focused on entrepreneurship, lean manufacturing principles, and the Golden Rule philosophy, Martinrea believes in dignity and respect for its people, communities, customers, and investors. Our strength is in our people, embracing a diverse culture, giving employees opportunities to help grow our footprint and expand product offerings and areas of expertise with discipline, dedication and determination

We invite you to follow your dreams and explore a challenging and rewarding career at Martinrea.

Job Summary: To provide technical leadership for advanced controls, automation, robotics, and technical support for manufacturing equipment and systems at Hydroform facility. This position is responsible for troubleshooting, improving, and maintaining PLC, HMI, robotic, welding, safety, and data collection systems to support production uptime, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. This position will act as a technical escalation resource for complex equipment issues, support new technology implementation, and help standardize controls practices across the plant.

Required Education and Experience:

• University and/or technical college diploma/degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, Automation, Controls, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field with the following experience:
• Minimum 5 – 10 years of controls, automation, robotics, welding, and manufacturing support experience in the automotive industry.
• Strong troubleshooting experience with automated assembly lines, presses, projection welding, MIG welding, resistance welding, robotic cells, conveyors, safety circuits, sensors, vision systems, and related manufacturing equipment.
• Strong knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLCs, including Control Logix/Compact Logix platforms, Studio 5000, ladder logic, I/O troubleshooting, online diagnostics, program backups, and change control.
• Strong knowledge of HMI systems, including Panel View, Factory Talk View, HMI troubleshooting, screen modifications, alarms, and operator interface improvements.
• Strong robot troubleshooting and programming skills, including robot recovery, collision troubleshooting, I/O interface, weld interface, and cycle optimization.
• Strong understanding of industrial networks and communication protocols, including Ethernet/IP, managed switches, machine networks, PLC-to-PLC communication, and device-level troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of machine safety systems, safety PLCs, safety relays, light curtains, gate interlocks, E-stops, safety circuits, and LOTO requirements.
• Experience supporting plant-floor data collection systems, including downtime tracking, cycle time monitoring, production reporting, OPC-UA, Ignition, SQL, Power BI, or similar systems is an asset.

Essential Functions:

• Provide advanced controls and automation support for production equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, welding systems, sensors, safety systems, servo systems, VFDs, and industrial networks.
• Act as a technical escalation resource for complex downtime issues when additional support is required beyond frontline production and maintenance troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment-related controls issues, identify root cause,…