Job description template · Machine safety
Senior Engineer, Automation – Machine Safety
StageUnknownStandardsISO 13849 · ISO 12100IndustryIndustrial machinerySenioritySeniorRegionCanadaWork modeOnsiteSource year2026Company sizeUnknownBenefitsadapt to your organisation
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Role summary
- Annual premium program for all regular employees
- Onsite mobility premium
- Time bank
- Cellphone fee reimbursements
- Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
- Annual vacation and sick leave
- Premium for employee referrals
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical reference in industrial automation safety
- Identify, analyze and mitigate industrial risks associated with the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of automated equipment
- Carry out onsite risk assessments that reflect actual machine use and operational behaviours
- Support operations teams in managing changes that impact safety
- Establish client needs, project scope and proposals
- Assign and review work by intermediate and junior engineers, technicians and drafters assigned to the project and assess technical scope
- Develop, maintain and improve internal standards and best practices
- Train and support operators, technicians and supervisors on safety aspects related to automated systems
- Take on project manager responsibilities by ensuring quality, budget control and timelines in line with the mandate
- Interact with clients and help with business development
- Serve as a leader when preparing technical and commercial proposals
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Results-driven
- Inspirational leadership
- Constantly seeking sustainable and agile solutions
- Caring mindset that puts people first
- Ability to look beyond established standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in automated production engineering, electrical engineering or other relevant training
- Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- At least 10 years of relevant experience
- In-depth knowledge of operational safety principles
- Knowledge of applicable standards (CSA Z432, ISO 12100Safety of Machinery - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction. The foundational machinery safety standard establishing risk assessment methodology and the hierarchy of risk reduction. Read more, ISO 13849, RSST)
- Available to travel to and from our offices in the Greater Montréal area
- Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally; you may need to use English occasionally or daily, depending on current projects
- Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec
- Asset: TÜV Nord CMSE, CFSE or equivalent training