Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Original job posting

Design and revise complete electrical schematics for custom industrial equipment, generate accurate bills of materials, and source and specify electrical components. Support commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting, coordinate with mechanical, testing, and controls teams, and provide technical guidance to junior designers.

Job details

SENIOR ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Reports to: Electrical Engineering Manager Compensation: $115,000+ CAD, DOE Our client is a growing, vertically integrated manufacturer of large-scale, custom industrial equipment for the roll-forming industry, and they're looking for a Senior Electrical Designer to own complete electrical schematics from concept through to a finished bill of materials. Your Role: Every build starts from a clean sheet, there's no existing design to inherit or repurpose. You'll own complete electrical schematics for large, custom machines end to end, working closely with mechanical engineering and the controls team, and you'll have real input into how a growing design team operates as it expands. What You'll Do: Design, detail, and revise complete electrical schematics for custom equipment using AutoCAD Electrical Generate accurate bills of materials that reflect the final design Source and specify the right electrical components and devices at the design stage Support commissioning, startup, and on-site troubleshooting for equipment you've designed Act as a liaison between mechanical engineering, testing, and the controls team to resolve design and manufacturing issues Provide informal mentorship and technical guidance to intermediate and junior designers on the team What You'll Bring: Strong, hands-on experience designing electrical schematics for custom equipment using AutoCAD Electrical Comfortable designing from scratch, every project here is custom with little to borrow from past jobs Experience sourcing and specifying electrical components and generating accurate BOMs Engineering degree, technical diploma, or equivalent hands-on experience in electrical design Exposure to motion control system design (servo drives, VFD motors) and PLC/HMI programming; Allen-Bradley platform experience is a plus Must be legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or equivalent) without the need for employer-sponsored work permit support Why Join? This is a chance to help build out a growing engineering department rather than join an already-set one: every project is custom, so you're designing from scratch, and your input will genuinely shape how the team operates as it grows. The company is investing heavily in its electrical engineering group as part of a broader push toward becoming a more technology-driven manufacturer with its own in-house controls platform, so there's real room to grow technically and take on more scope over time.

What you’ll do

Design and revise complete electrical schematics for custom industrial equipment, generate accurate bills of materials, and source and specify electrical components. Support commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting, coordinate with mechanical, testing, and controls teams, and provide technical guidance to junior designers.

Requirements

Candidates need hands-on experience designing custom electrical schematics with AutoCAD Electrical, including designing from scratch, sourcing components, and producing accurate bills of materials. An engineering degree, technical diploma, or equivalent practical experience is required, along with exposure to motion control and PLC/HMI programming; Allen-Bradley experience is a plus, and candidates must be authorized to work in Canada without employer-sponsored work permit support.

Listed skills

• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Electrical Schematic Design
• AutoCAD Electrical
• Custom Equipment Design
• Bill of Materials Generation
• Electrical Component Sourcing
• Electrical Component Specification
• Motion Control Systems
• Servo Drives
• Variable Frequency Drives
• PLC Programming
• HMI Programming
• Commissioning
• Startup Support
• On-Site Troubleshooting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Technical Mentorship

Job areas

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership