Junior Systems Designer

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world. 

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.

Job Description

Total Compensation & Benefits:
• Pay Rate: $30 - $42/hour
• Eligible for Annual Incentive Bonus
• Stock Purchase Plan
• 3 Weeks Vacation
• Health Care Benefits + $600 Health Care Spending Account
• Employee Engagement Events (Employee BBQ’s and lunches, weekly treat day, etc.)
• Employee Development Programs

As a Junior Systems Designer you are working with the project team on problem solving efforts and project execution. You will work with a highly capable team driven to provide solutions to customers’ problems, fostering customer relationships and building customer loyalty. You will get the opportunity to develop leadership skills by becoming the subject matter expert in the automation system and the customer's cutting-edge manufacturing processes, providing project technical clarify by defining system requirements, validating system capability and working on the system from cradle to launch. You'll be part of a dynamic engineering team - empowered to solve problems in the office and on the ground floor where every day matters. Your ability to design, create, execute, be creative, problem solve and work as a team will drive the team’s success.

Join the winning team at ATS where we strive to make tomorrow better than today.  

MAJOR DUTIES: 

A Junior Systems Designer is responsible for learning technical aspects of a project and overseeing engineering requirements specific to the project. You are responsible for working with the customer, ATS project manager, and ATS project team for the creation and validation of system requirements. You will be required to deep dive into customer processes and become the local system process subject matter expert. All these responsibilities will ultimately drive improvements in quality, cost, and delivery.

Additional Information

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Project Technical Leadership 

Assist in problem solving and coordination of project engineering work. 

Provide project support during system startup, integration and buy-off. 

Actively participate in design reviews 

Assist in systems’ design, development, execution planning and monitoring.

Manage project technical risk; ensuring to highlight high risk areas and create mitigation plans to reduce risk. 

Conduct experiments on high-risk system elements to validate design assumptions. 

Manage and monitor ‘process critical’ third party equipment vendors to ensure compliance with requirements and adherence to budget and schedule. 

Conduct acceptance tests and approving ‘process critical’ third party equipment. 

Subject Matter Expertise 

Responsible for learning customer processes; becoming the local expert in their process, to support the design and eventually the integration of the as-built machine. 

Develop and design POP (proof of principle) studies to prove high risk elements and design ideas. 

Prepare systems-level design calculations including but not limited to: 

Systems Accuracy 

Metrology / Instrumentation 

Kinematics 

Reliability / Maintainability 

Process Capability 

Gauge Capability 

Cycle-time 

Machine Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Perform hands-on testing.

Requirements Definition and Verification 

Prepare, and assist in compiling and document design requirements (ex. Functional Requirements Specifications) 

Evaluate and document design outputs for conformance to design requirements (ex. Acceptance Test Plans) 

Evaluate and document overall machine system performance (MOEE, Cycle time, Availability, Yield) 

Assist in evaluating and preparing Failure Modes and Effects analyses (pFMEAs, mFMEAs, dFMEAs) as required. 

Assist in evaluating and preparing machinery Safety Risk Assessments 

Learn, understand and flow down customer and industry requirements to ensure overall machine compliance. 

Create technical specifications to purchase and validate specialized third-party equipment (ex. Vendor Technical Specifications) 

Long Description

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Assist in activities for product improvements or first-of-a-kind innovations. 

Recognize the onset of technical problems in various disciplines and drive effort efficiencies or adjustments where to improve the customer’s process or systems. 

Follow engineering processes and provide feedback to ensure to assist in the continuous improvement activities. 

Ensure effective communication and coordination of assigned projects between all disciplines and all other project participants, including customers. 

Participate in customer meetings and resolve customer/engineering and management project issues. 

Learn and identify applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and ATS standards.

Coordinate the collection and dissemination of technical information within the company and with the customer. 

Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct 

Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures 

Perform other specialized duties or projects as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education: 

A post-secondary degree in Systems Design, Engineering Physics, Engineering Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent. 

Experience: 

Prior experience in mechanical, electrical, controls or systems engineering support, preferably in an automation environment and with customer interaction is an asset. 

Experienced in Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) 

Excellent communication and leadership skills are required. 

Ability to lead or work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team are essential.

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?

• Be a part of an engaged, empowered and innovative global workforce
• We offer a robust total rewards package- Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program
• We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses and lots more.
• We are intentional about your professional growth and development through internal career opportunities and our educational reimbursement program.

The compensation offered will be based on the local job market and may vary depending on factors such as the job-related knowledge, skills, experience of the selected candidate, as well as other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of these benefits will be provided when the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment.

This role represents an existing vacancy within the organization.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary

The ATS applicant tracking system may utilize AI software with pre‑defined, rule‑based filters to organize and manage application materials. Rule‑based filters operate solely on fixed criteria and do not perform autonomous evaluation or generate independent recommendations. All hiring decisions continue to involve human review and judgment.

 If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.