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Job Title: Software Design Supervisor
Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days
Get To Know Us Eclipse Automation delivers cutting-edge custom automated manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. We combine advanced automation expertise with digital innovation to create smart, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing systems. Our global network includes facilities in Canada, the United States and Hungary ensuring regional expertise and global strength.
The Position Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software, the Software Design Supervisor will provide leadership and assist in coordination of the Software Design section of the Controls Engineering department. The Software Design Supervisor will help to develop and implement Controls Engineering Software Design policies and procedures and work directly with the Engineering and Production teams to ensure project schedules and budget goals are met. The Software Design Supervisor will work with the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software and department personnel to deliver the Eclipse Vision and the Eclipse Entrepreneurial Culture.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Recognize problems, initiate action, assist in problem solving, and evaluate results on major issues
- Assist in developing project plans and resource strategies within the Software Design group to achieve project goals
- Advise and support training and professional development initiatives for resources within Software Design
- Contribute to improvement of Software Design programming standards
- Help to develop strategies for Software Design training across all business units to align with Eclipse standards
- Support the creation and maintenance of the employee skills matrix and identify areas of improvement
- Meet with vendors regularly and research new technologies, software platforms, and trends in programming techniques that can improve Software Design quality and performance
- Participate in conceptual design of prototypes that will give Eclipse a competitive edge on new customer proposals
- Assist in implementing short- and long-range Software Design goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures within the company’s continuous improvement programs
- Enter and/or update Software Design employee time reports and job tasks allocations
- Ensure project tasks are entered correctly and promptly for accurate man hour records for project management department
- Supervise, direct, teach, assist, and advise Software Design employees
- Assist in performance reviews of Software Design employees
- Assist with interviews and recruitment efforts to meet Software Design growth targets
- Consult with the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software on future department strategies
- Ensure contractual communication is clearly understood and the information is completely and clearly transferred from the Project Managers group to the Software Design team and the ‘Open Book Project Communication’ method is used
- Participate in local college or university program advisory committees as a representative of Eclipse Automation
- Promote positive relations within Eclipse as well as partners, customers, vendors, and distributors
- Recommend and administer policies and procedures to enhance operations which support continuous improvement initiatives
- Enforce Eclipse policies throughout the department including Human Resources, Safety, and Environmental
- Ensure concepts meet Eclipse Automation quality, safety, and reliability standards
- Promote personal development and safe work practices, the Eclipse working environment, and improve department operations
- Contribute with responses to CARs issued to the department
What We’re Looking For
- Has successfully completed either a University Degree or College Diploma in Electrical, Systems, or Mechatronics, or Robotics Automation Technology or relevant experience
- 7+ years of work experience in the automation industry with experience leading projects and/or teams directly
- Must have senior level experience with programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms
- Must be competent with MS Office
- Experience with electrical controls and integration of equipment
- Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate teams within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
- Job task planning and organizing
- Working in a team environment
What We Offer
- Reimbursement for tuition and professional dues
- 3 weeks of vacation and 3 paid personal days (to start)
- RRSP matching program
- Free snack program
Why Join Us Here at Eclipse Automation, creation and innovation are at our core, and our culture reflects that. Fast-paced and continuously fostering growth, we encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that our teams embody, and leverage each of their strengths to do better for our people, our clients, and our communities.
Our teams are made up of innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, inspiring and creating outcomes that change the world.
Eclipse Automation is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. Eclipse Automation encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Those in need of accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process should notify hresources@eclipseautomation.com. Any information received that relates to accommodation needs of a candidate will be addressed in a confidential manner.
About Eclipse Automation
WE DESIGN AND BUILD THE FUTURE From life-saving medical devices, to clean energy initiatives, to cutting-edge electrical vehicles powering our future, Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, designs and builds complex automated systems for products that change the world.
With over 20 years of experience working with world-renowned manufacturers, our innovative systems are deployed globally within the Life Sciences, Transportation, Consumer Products, Nuclear Energy, and Electronics industries.
Our know-how is what sets us apart; that proven capability and drive to solve complex automation needs – to make it all happen in record time, and with precision. Our global footprint of Eclipse facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and Malaysia provides global bench-strength and regional know-how across expert teams that design, build and integrate advanced automation solutions for leading global manufacturers.
We believe your organization deserves an automation partner that you can count on – a partner that will face the challenges of today and tomorrow head-on. Whether it’s building and integrating leading-edge automation systems, creating custom manufacturing solutions, or delivering superior customer after-care, we have the cross-industry know-how, powerful in-house capabilities, and global scale to bring your product to market sooner – all while delivering cost efficiencies and superior user experience.
We are 800+ skilled people strong across 16 global locations and growing. Our teams are made up of are innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people, proven experience, and depth of resources are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, driving superior outcomes, and delivering end-to-end solutions that make our customer’s final products extraordinary.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: Software Design Supervisor
Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days
Get To Know Us Eclipse Automation delivers cutting-edge custom automated manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. We combine advanced automation expertise with digital innovation to create smart, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing systems. Our global network includes facilities in Canada, the United States and Hungary ensuring regional expertise and global strength.
The Position Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software, the Software Design Supervisor will provide leadership and assist in coordination of the Software Design section of the Controls Engineering department. The Software Design Supervisor will help to develop and implement Controls Engineering Software Design policies and procedures and work directly with the Engineering and Production teams to ensure project schedules and budget goals are met. The Software Design Supervisor will work with the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software and department personnel to deliver the Eclipse Vision and the Eclipse Entrepreneurial Culture.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Recognize problems, initiate action, assist in problem solving, and evaluate results on major issues
- Assist in developing project plans and resource strategies within the Software Design group to achieve project goals
- Advise and support training and professional development initiatives for resources within Software Design
- Contribute to improvement of Software Design programming standards
- Help to develop strategies for Software Design training across all business units to align with Eclipse standards
- Support the creation and maintenance of the employee skills matrix and identify areas of improvement
- Meet with vendors regularly and research new technologies, software platforms, and trends in programming techniques that can improve Software Design quality and performance
- Participate in conceptual design of prototypes that will give Eclipse a competitive edge on new customer proposals
- Assist in implementing short- and long-range Software Design goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures within the company’s continuous improvement programs
- Enter and/or update Software Design employee time reports and job tasks allocations
- Ensure project tasks are entered correctly and promptly for accurate man hour records for project management department
- Supervise, direct, teach, assist, and advise Software Design employees
- Assist in performance reviews of Software Design employees
- Assist with interviews and recruitment efforts to meet Software Design growth targets
- Consult with the Electrical Engineering Manager - Software on future department strategies
- Ensure contractual communication is clearly understood and the information is completely and clearly transferred from the Project Managers group to the Software Design team and the ‘Open Book Project Communication’ method is used
- Participate in local college or university program advisory committees as a representative of Eclipse Automation
- Promote positive relations within Eclipse as well as partners, customers, vendors, and distributors
- Recommend and administer policies and procedures to enhance operations which support continuous improvement initiatives
- Enforce Eclipse policies throughout the department including Human Resources, Safety, and Environmental
- Ensure concepts meet Eclipse Automation quality, safety, and reliability standards
- Promote personal development and safe work practices, the Eclipse working environment, and improve department operations
- Contribute with responses to CARs issued to the department
What We’re Looking For
- Has successfully completed either a University Degree or College Diploma in Electrical, Systems, or Mechatronics, or Robotics Automation Technology or relevant experience
- 7+ years of work experience in the automation industry with experience leading projects and/or teams directly
- Must have senior level experience with programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms
- Must be competent with MS Office
- Experience with electrical controls and integration of equipment
- Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate teams within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
- Job task planning and organizing
- Working in a team environment
What We Offer
- Reimbursement for tuition and professional dues
- 3 weeks of vacation and 3 paid personal days (to start)
- RRSP matching program
- Free snack program
Why Join Us Here at Eclipse Automation, creation and innovation are at our core, and our culture reflects that. Fast-paced and continuously fostering growth, we encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that our teams embody, and leverage each of their strengths to do better for our people, our clients, and our communities.
Our teams are made up of innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, inspiring and creating outcomes that change the world.
Eclipse Automation is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. Eclipse Automation encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Those in need of accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process should notify hresources@eclipseautomation.com. Any information received that relates to accommodation needs of a candidate will be addressed in a confidential manner.
About Eclipse Automation
WE DESIGN AND BUILD THE FUTURE From life-saving medical devices, to clean energy initiatives, to cutting-edge electrical vehicles powering our future, Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, designs and builds complex automated systems for products that change the world.
With over 20 years of experience working with world-renowned manufacturers, our innovative systems are deployed globally within the Life Sciences, Transportation, Consumer Products, Nuclear Energy, and Electronics industries.
Our know-how is what sets us apart; that proven capability and drive to solve complex automation needs – to make it all happen in record time, and with precision. Our global footprint of Eclipse facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and Malaysia provides global bench-strength and regional know-how across expert teams that design, build and integrate advanced automation solutions for leading global manufacturers.
We believe your organization deserves an automation partner that you can count on – a partner that will face the challenges of today and tomorrow head-on. Whether it’s building and integrating leading-edge automation systems, creating custom manufacturing solutions, or delivering superior customer after-care, we have the cross-industry know-how, powerful in-house capabilities, and global scale to bring your product to market sooner – all while delivering cost efficiencies and superior user experience.
We are 800+ skilled people strong across 16 global locations and growing. Our teams are made up of are innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people, proven experience, and depth of resources are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, driving superior outcomes, and delivering end-to-end solutions that make our customer’s final products extraordinary.