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Sr. Refrigeration Engineer/Designer
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Evaluate customers' process to determine their cooling requirements (load profiles, safety and operability constraints).
- Design complete refrigeration systems and controls strategies that meet customer requirements in the real life.
- Support commissioning and troubleshooting in the field to ensure systems perform as designed and root cause any issues.
- Design of refrigeration systems and thermodynamics principles.
- Field installation, commissioning and integration of refrigeration systems into customers' process.
- You enjoy seeing your designs run in the field and are comfortable putting on a hard hat to figure out why something isn't working.
- You like project ownership from project definition through design and commissioning.
- You like collaborating with Sales, Service, and Controls and you can speak everyone's language.
Applications and Sales Support:
- Evaluate and understand customer process requirements, operating profiles (continuous vs batch, pull-down vs steady load), and constraints.
- Verify Sales' proposal by performing cooling load, energy balance, and equipment sizing calculations.
- Support sales during bidding phase by providing technical insight and performance estimates.
- Design skidded or built-up refrigeration systems and process chillers using HFC/HFO and ammonia.
- Define system operating envelopes, setpoints, and capacity-control strategies (VFDs, slide valves, cylinder unloading, etc.).
- Develop and review process flows and P&IDs for new systems and major retrofits.
- Develop clear controls narratives that link process requirements to system behavior and setpoints.
- Work with PLC programmer to define sequences of operation, alarm strategies, and interlocks that protect equipment and product.
- Provide input to PLC/HMI logic to ensure the system operates safely, efficiently, and is protected against potential misuse. - Support commissioning teams by validating design intent, tuning control loops, and resolving startup issues to ensure the system meets customer requirements.
- Produce and/or review technical documentation: design reports, datasheets, equipment schedules, and O&M manuals.
- Work with CAD / design teams to review GA layouts and skid designs for serviceability, piping practices, and constructability.
- Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs / risk assessments, and value-engineering sessions.
- Provide technical support to project managers, manufacturing, and procurement when design changes or substitutions are required.
- Support the service team with root-cause analysis of chronic system issues (capacity shortfalls, nuisance trips, oil management, poor pull-down, etc.).
- Recommend and scope upgrade projects (retrofits, controls upgrades, capacity expansions, efficiency improvements).
- Provide occasional training to customer operators and internal teams on refrigeration system operation and best practices.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant codes and standards, including CSA B52, ASHRAE 15, applicable building and mechanical codes, and provincial regulatory requirements.
- Incorporate safety devices, relief systems, and safe operating procedures into system design.
- Contribute to internal engineering standards and design guidelines.
Must-Have:
- 8+ years of experience in industrial or commercial refrigeration system design, applications engineering, or installation/commissioning technical support.
- Demonstrated experience designing complete refrigeration systems and being involvement in system integration with customer processes.
- Strong understanding of refrigeration cycles, compressor performance, superheat control, oil management, and refrigeration controls.
- Proficiency in reading and producing P&IDs, control narratives, and general arrangement drawings.
- Familiarity with Canadian codes and standards related to refrigeration (e.g., CSA B52, ASHRAE 15, provincial regulations, ASME B31.3 and B31.5).
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to people in different teams (Sales, Production, Service, Field Technicians, Management).
- Licensed P.Eng in Ontario.
- Journeyperson Refrigeration Mechanic (e.g., 313A) or significant hands-on commissioning / service experience.
- Experience with PLC/HMI platforms (e.g., Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider) and BMS integration.
- Experience with industrial refrigeration using natural refrigerants (NH₃, CO₂) in addition to Freon systems.
- Familiarity with selection tools and software from major compressor and component manufacturers.
Personal Attributes:
- Practical mindset: balances theoretical optimization with reliability, maintainability, and cost.
- Structured problem solver with a "find the root cause" approach rather than treating symptoms.
- Comfortable taking ambiguous requirements and turning them into clear engineering requirements.
- Collaborative: enjoys working with Sales, Controls, Service, and Manufacturing teams.
- Mentoring mindset: willing to guide junior engineers and technologists.
- Self-motivated: you are curious, take initiative, and genuinely enjoy industrial refrigeration and process cooling.
- Based in Scarborough, Ontario. 100% in office.
- Occasional travel to job sites within GTA (~4% travel). Site visits may include cold environments, rooftops, mechanical rooms, and industrial plants; appropriate PPE and training provided.
Languages
- English
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