Electrical Commissioning Engineer (Toronto, ON)

Electrical Engineer - Testing & Commissioning

Location: 100% Onsite, Scarborough, ON

Travel: Frequent travel across North America required

Availability: Full-time 40.0+ hours a week; evenings, weekends and holidays

Position Summary

The Electrical Commissioning Engineer plays a key role in commissioning, integrating, and maintaining advanced Energy Storage (BESS) and Electric Vehicle Quick Charging (EVFC) systems across North America. This position is suited for a technically strong and field-oriented engineer with a solid background in electrical integration, with a diversified skillset in PLC programming, software development and energy systems who thrives in hands‑on environments and dynamic field conditions. The successful candidate will serve as a technical lead during installations, commissioning, quality control testing, and field troubleshooting, ensuring system performance, safety, and reliability. This role will be directly reporting to the Director of Hardware and supporting the Operations team. The expected total compensation for this role is anticipated to be higher, considering there are extensive travel requirements.

Key Responsibilities

System Integration & Commissioning

- Lead installation and commissioning of EVFC and BESS systems, working independently post‑training or with field technicians as needed.
- Understand and debug PLCs and embedded control systems (Siemens, Allen‑Bradley, or equivalent).
- Integrate sensors, control boards, and power electronics with embedded software and communication protocols.




- Support and oversee Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and User Acceptance Tests (UAT).
- Document integration procedures, site configurations, and test results with precision and structure.

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

- Ability to travel to the U.S. without visa restrictions (citizen or PR with valid documents).
- Assignments may include weekends, evenings, statutory holidays, and extended periods away from home.
- Global travel predominately in U.S, Mexico, and Canada.
- Travel duration can be anywhere from 3-4 days to 2-3 weeks depending on the scope of work.
- Frequency projected to be 80% or higher.
- Although reasonable advance notice will be provided whenever possible, urgent customer or project requirements may result in travel being arranged with limited notice.
- Most assignments involve independent travel . A travel partner or team may be assigned for certain projects based on the work, destination, safety requirements, and operational needs.
- The employee must be able to work effectively with limited direct supervision while travelling and communicate promptly regarding safety, scheduling, technical, or project concerns.
- Work at customer, construction, commissioning,



or deployment sites may require approximately 8–12 hours per day during critical project periods, subject to applicable employment standards, required rest periods, and company policies.
- International assignments may include destinations experiencing political instability, civil unrest, heightened security concerns, or proximity to areas affected by conflict.
- All international assignments will be evaluated through the company’s travel‑risk and security process. Travel will be planned with reference to Government of Canada advisories, applicable laws, insurance coverage, employee safety, and required accommodations.
- The employee must be legally able to enter assigned destinations and maintain a valid passport. Depending on the destination, visas, vaccinations, security briefings, site‑specific training, medical clearance, or other documentation may be required.

The company will arrange or reimburse approved business‑travel expenses in accordance with its travel and expense policy.

Maintenance & Quality Control

- Conduct scheduled and annual and weekly maintenance activities ensuring equipment uptime and reliability.
- Support Quality Control (QC) testing for new system deployments and retrofits, validating performance against design and safety standards.
- Analyze performance data, identify root causes of faults, and implement corrective actions.
- Develop preventive maintenance strategies and recommendations for continuous system improvement.

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📌 Electrical Commissioning Engineer (Toronto)
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