Control Systems Engineer

Vancouver Airport Authority
CA - British Columbia - vancouver
January 13, 2025

We are seeking a Systems Engineer, Operational Technologies to join our Baggage Operations team at YVR.
This role plays an integral part in providing a consistent, efficient and reliable baggage service delivery to our partners and passengers.

This permanent full-time opportunity reports to the Manager, Baggage Systems.
The successful candidate will be responsible for determining technical requirements, leading technical decisions, leading projects, managing operational activities, guiding internal and external resources in project tasks, conducting root cause analysis investigations and issue resolution with internal and external partners, managing vendor relationships, identifying opportunities for improvement, and presenting to management team.

The following key responsibilities include:

Develop and write project proposals and identify and estimate project scopes and manage or execute technical tasks for project activities.
Manage and be responsible for all maintenance and support activities within SCADA/PLC systems, coordinating work of internal and external resources to ensure performance and service availability.
Draft incident reports, provide technical analysis of incidents and outages, and generate dashboards and reports for executive leadership regarding system performance.
Monitor trends and report on system availability and reliability, provide technical recommendations on potential issues that may impact serviceability of system, and identify areas of opportunity for technology evolution from industry advancements and trend analysis.
Coordinate with contractors for tasks assigned and provide progress reports and escalate issues to management or escalate any issues with contractors' contract services to the vendor representative for resolution.
Serve as a subject matter expert, provide training and mentorship to internal teams, or provide technical guidance if necessary.

The following qualifications are required:

A minimum of 2 years post-secondary education in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, computer technology, automation, mechatronics, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
A minimum of 4 years of recent relevant experience with SCADA systems, supporting and delivering system updates.
Expert knowledge of technologies underlying SCADA/PLC systems.
Proven experience with virtual platforms, on-prem and cloud-based storage systems, experience in project and vendor management, and developing junior resources.
Previous experience in writing scripts to mine large data sets to identify system issues or improvements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organization, coordination, leadership, coaching, mentoring, negotiating, and time management skills.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants.
Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates who apply for this position.

Compensation Range:
$88,268 to $115,362 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week, individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

We offer a comprehensive compensation package that goes beyond the paycheck.
You'll enjoy generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities.
Learn more about our benefits at yvr.ca/careers/benefits.

About Us

YVR is more than just an airport.
We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world.
We're all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you're a part of, the work you do matters.

We're flexible in everything we do.
We work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you're from, you belong at YVR.
If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out to our HR team.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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