Engineering Specialist II, Automation
Location: Burnaby, BC (CA)
Description
Job Title: Engineering Specialist II, Automation
Reports To: Senior Manager, Operations
Location: Onsite
Salary: 95k - 105k/ year
Role Summary
We are seeking an Engineering Specialist II to design, build, deploy, and support automated End-of-Line (EOL) production test systems. This role blends Python software development, Linux-based systems, production databases, and hands-on hardware integration to deliver reliable, operator-friendly test solutions in a manufacturing environment.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing production-grade code, integrating physical I/O hardware, and supporting live manufacturing systems under real-world production pressures.
Key Responsibilities
1. Automated End-of-Line (EOL) Test System Development
- Design, implement, and maintain automated EOL test stations to validate product functionality, performance, and safety
- Integrate instrumentation and test hardware (DAQ, sensors, pressure/flow, power supplies, relays, etc.)
- Develop diagnostics, calibration routines, and preventative maintenance checks to maximize uptime
2. Python Software Development (Production-Grade)
- Develop maintainable Python applications for:
- Test orchestration and sequencing
- Hardware control and device communication
- Data logging, serialization, and reporting
- Automated result classification and analytics integration
- Apply production software practices: modular architecture, structured logging, configuration management, and testing
3. Database Design, Management & Traceability
- Design and maintain databases for:
- Serial number traceability and product genealogy
- Test results, limits, versions, and station configuration
- Failure modes, repair loops, and yield metrics
- Support reporting for manufacturing and quality (yield, FPY, Pareto, trends)
- Implement data quality controls (validation, retention, backups, auditability)
4. Production Web Application Ownership
- Own and enhance a custom production web application used on the manufacturing floor:
- Operator UI for running tests and tracking units
- Station dashboards and status visibility
- Reporting views for manufacturing and quality
- Maintain uptime, performance, usability, and access controls
- Collaborate with stakeholders to deploy improvements with minimal production disruption
5. Hardware / Mechanical I/O & Integration
- Interface and troubleshoot systems involving:
- Valves, switches, solenoids, relays, sensors, and actuators
- Digital and analog I/O and control logic
- Support fixture integration and safe system design (interlocks, E-stops, etc.)
- Read and support basic electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
6. Linux + Git in a Production Environment
- Develop and support applications in Linux environments
- Use Git for version control, branching, reviews, and release/version tagging
- Support scripted deployments and basic CI/CD practices where applicable
Requirements
Required Qualifications (Must-Have)
- Production Python development for automation or test systems
- Database design and SQL experience (schema design, performance, backups/retention)
- Experience maintaining or building internal production web applications
- Hands-on experience with mechanical hardware and industrial I/O (valves, solenoids, sensors, actuators, etc.)
- Proven experience developing automated EOL test systems in manufacturing
- Strong Linux working knowledge (services, logs, processes, permissions)
- Proficiency with Git source control and release discipline
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in live production environments
- Clear documentation skills for manufacturing and quality stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)
- Industrial communications: RS-232/485, TCP/IP, Modbus, CAN, OPC UA
- Docker and deployment tooling experience
- Manufacturing and quality metrics/tools: FPY, yield, Pareto, SPC, 5-Why, 8D
- Fixture design experience or close collaboration with mechanical/controls engineers
- Automated testing frameworks (e.g., pytest), logging/telemetry, and monitoring dashboards
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