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Electrical Controls Engineer in Abbotsford

Job Description

Position Overview:

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Creative Automation is a world leader in custom automation for the woodworking and related industries. This exciting position provides an outstanding individual the opportunity to design, program and implement control systems for a wide array of automation. You will be challenged and rewarded on a daily basis!

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Responsibilities:

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  • Work with the mechanical engineers to understand machine function
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  • Specify all control hardware including: PLC's, HMI's, servos, VFD's, sensors, pneumatics, safety components, networking, vision
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  • Build bill of materials
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  • Design control schematic with AutoCAD
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  • Ladder logic programming of PLC's
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  • HMI development
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  • Servo sizing and control
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  • System integration with other machinery manufacturers
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  • In house testing and customer runoff
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  • Interaction with customers throughout the design, build and installation processes
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  • Travel to customer facility for start up as required, 15% travel
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  • Technical support
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Qualifications:

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  • BSEE or associate degree in related field
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  • Rockwell CompactLogix programming experience
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  • AutoCAD
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  • Project management
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  • Creativity and problem solving skills
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  • Mechanical aptitude
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Some of the Many Benefits:

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  • *** $3,000 Signing Bonus ***
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  • Lucrative annual profit sharing
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  • Company pays 90% of health insurance premium
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  • Company pays 75% of dental and vision plan premiums
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  • 401k with 3% company match
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  • Relocation expenses paid
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  • Employee assistance program
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  • Professional yet casual work environment
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  • Opportunity to design unique and cutting edge machinery
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  • No company politics- you work daily with ownership and the rest of the Creative Automation team
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Check out www.creative-automation.com for more about us!

Electrical Controls Engineer in Abbotsford

Abbotsford, BC
Full time

Published on 09/29/2026

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