Location:
Cambridge, ON, CA, N3H 4R7 Date: Oct 15, 2026 Group Lead, Controls Engineering 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.
- Pay Rate: $50.00
- 68.75 per hour
- Eligible for Annual Incentive Bonus
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Health Care Perks + $600 Health Care Spending Account
- Employee Engagement Events (Employee BBQ’s and lunches, weekly treat day, etc.)
- Employee Development Programs Major Duties Plan, organize, direct and control the activities of a group of Control Systems Software Designers. This includes ensuring the quality and content of the deliverables generated by the group. Specific Responsibilities
- General supervision, training, and guidance of all designers that are part of his/her group
- Responsible for loading and assignment of tasks to employees and contractors within his/her group
- Participate in regular loading meetings with other Group Leads.
- Accountable for the quality, content and on-time delivery of deliverables issued by his/her group




- Develop plans to support proposal and project deliverables.
- Responsible for group performance in respect to meeting departmental and project-based milestones and KPIs.
- Enforce department procedural compliance and best practices.
- Works with other members of the Controls Engineering department to continuously improve methods and tools for integrating controls technology, driving enhanced safety and functionality.
- Participate in recruitment activities and onboarding of new group members.
- Collaborate with Manager to set goals and manage successful performance for his/her group members
- Evaluate group member performance and complete regular reviews
- Conduct 1:1 meetings with group members (6 reports) on regular basis to continuously develop and coach
- Responsible for Cost and Schedule oversight of all the projects assigned to the group
- Facilitates daily visual management meetings with their group
- Verifies that all work produced by his/her design group members is acceptable based on the functionality, adherence to standards, accuracy, completeness, and consideration for safety.
- Performs code reviews
- Approves all material requisitions for projects assigned to his/her group.
- Maintains labour, material and schedule forecast information and any appropriate execution improvement plans provided to Program Management for programs assigned to his/her group.




- Reviews and evaluates new controls related products to provide a cost effective, and up-to-date controls solution.
- Ensures 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.
- Ensures that all employees, under their direction, are aware of, and follow all Health and Safety procedures, established by ATS and assumes responsibility for their safety. Qualifications

Education:
A post-secondary diploma, degree, or equivalent qualification in electrical, mechanical, software controls, or a related technical discipline.

Experience:
5+ years of progressive experience in an industrial automation or controls development environment, including the design, programming, integration, and troubleshooting of control systems for automated assembly equipment. Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including leading teams of three or more controls/software professionals on large-scale and/or technically complex automation projects involving multiple processes, systems, or technologies. Strong knowledge of current industrial controller hardware, controls architecture, and programming software, with the ability to provide technical direction and support effective problem resolution. Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and coordinate team activities and project deliverables, effectively managing competing priorities, schedules, and deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information, priorities, risks, and expectations clearly across project teams and stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to

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