Manufacturing Controls Engineer (Automation)

Location: Onsite at the St. Catharines Propulsion Plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Full-time reporting to the plant is required, with flexibility for rotating or non-standard shifts, off-shift work, and weekends.

Salary: CAD 81,300–122,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products and manufacturing technologies with a vision centered on zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day controls and automation support for engine assembly and component machining production areas.
• Troubleshoot controls, electrical, mechanical, and process failures, identify root causes, and implement sustainable countermeasures.
• Lead controls-related projects focused on safety, quality, error-proofing, uptime, throughput, cost, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
• Manage equipment controls through specification, design review, installation, commissioning, PPAP, functional safety validation, and lifecycle compliance.
• Integrate equipment with plant networks, data collection, and monitoring systems while maintaining drawings, programs, manuals, and network documentation.
• Mentor Controls Engineers and Maintenance teams and share automation standards and best practices across areas and shifts.

Requirements

• Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronic Engineering degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industrial experience.
• Strong knowledge of PLC-based automation, industrial robotics, vision systems, HMIs, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, CNCs, motion control, and related mechanical systems.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, preferably in automotive or high-volume industrial environments.
• Knowledge of Ontario Ministry of Labour requirements, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Ontario Electrical Code.
• Strong leadership, communication, ownership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work onsite at the St. Catharines plant and support rotating shifts, off-shift activities, and weekends as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with functional safety, industrial cybersecurity, data analytics, Industry 4.0, connected factories, or EV propulsion.
• Experience supporting predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Health & Safety, Quality, and suppliers.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and supplemental pregnancy, parental, and adoption leave benefits.
• Healthcare, dental, vision, health care spending account, and wellness benefits.
• Life insurance and defined contribution pension plan with company matching contributions.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for employees and their families.
• GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Relocation benefits are not provided, and relocation costs are the candidate’s responsibility.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening.