Senior Refrigeration Engineer​/Designer

Our client is an international leader in the engineering and manufacturing of custom industrial refrigeration systems, specializing in tackling complex problems and developing innovative solutions that meet highly unique customer requirements.

They are currently seeking a Senior Refrigeration Engineer/Designer to join their expert team. They have built an esteemed global reputation for designing and manufacturing thousands of industrial thermal process control and refrigeration systems for clients in more than 50 countries. Their high-performance products serve a diverse range of sectors, including transportation, chemical and petrochemical, manufacturing, building and construction, food and beverage, national defense, natural resources, and recreational sports.

Advantages
Financial Growth:
Competitive base salary plus a performance-driven profit-sharing program.

Retirement & Health:
Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, and vision) and RRSP matching to support your long-term goals.

Vibrant Culture:
An engaged work environment featuring regular employee activities, including weekly snack days, quarterly team events, and summer BBQs.

Career Development:
Professional development support, including coverage for P.Eng. fees, technical training, and industry conferences.

Impactful Work:
The opportunity to lead varied, complex refrigeration projects and directly influence internal standard designs and control strategies.

Core Values: A culture that prioritizes safety, technical excellence, and the delivery of practical, field-proven solutions.

Responsibilities
We are looking for a Senior Refrigeration Engineer/Designer who can design robust refrigeration systems that meet customers’ cooling needs. You will work with sales, engineering, and production teams to:

- 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.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Applications and Sales Support
Customer Analysis:
Evaluate and understand customer process requirements, operating profiles (continuous vs. batch, pull-down vs. steady load), and specific constraints.

Technical Validation:
Verify Sales’ proposals by performing cooling load, energy balance, and equipment sizing calculations.

Bidding Support:
Support the sales team during the bidding phase by providing technical insight and performance estimates.

System Design:
Design skidded or built-up refrigeration systems and process chillers using HFC/HFO and ammonia.

Operational Strategy:
Define system operating envelopes, setpoints, and capacity-control strategies (VFDs, slide valves, cylinder unloading, etc.).

Process Mapping:
Develop and review process flows and P&IDs for new systems and major retrofits.

2. Controls and Equipment Operation
Controls Narratives:
Develop clear controls narratives that link process requirements to system behavior and setpoints.

Programming

Collaboration:

Work with PLC programmers to define sequences of operation, alarm strategies, and interlocks that protect equipment and product.

Safety Logic:
Provide input to PLC/HMI logic to ensure the system operates safely and efficiently while protecting against potential misuse.

Commissioning Support:
Support commissioning teams by validating design intent, tuning control loops, and resolving startup issues to ensure the system meets customer requirements.

3. Project Execution & Documentation
Technical Documentation:
Produce and/or review design reports, datasheets, equipment schedules, and O&M manuals.

Design Oversight:
Work with CAD/design teams to review GA layouts and skid designs for serviceability, piping practices, and constructability.

Risk Management:

Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, risk assessments, and value-engineering sessions.

Cross-Functional Support:
Provide technical support to project managers, manufacturing, and procurement when design changes or substitutions are required.

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