Electrical Controls Engineer — R&D for Electric Heating

Thermon; Oakville; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

RRSP with company match

Job summary

Thermon is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join our R&D team in Canada. You’ll lead development of electric heating technologies across markets, designing controls, PLC programming, instrumentation, and system architectures.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a small, agile lab environment, focusing on rapid testing, validation, and delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that support decarbonization and digitization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years hands-on electrical engineering experience in control systems.
• Strong PLC programming and instrumentation skills.
• Familiarity with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control architectures.

Responsibilities

• Transform concepts into commercial products in cross-functional teams.
• Develop control systems and electrical designs for heating applications.
• Create and review P&IDs, schematics, BOMs, and documentation.
• Develop control algorithms and visualization programming (PLC/HMI).
• Support remote monitoring, Industrial IoT, and data analytics integration.
• Lead test plans and validate new designs in lab environments.
• Collaborate with Sales, Production, and Quality teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

PLC programming

Instrumentation

Electrical fundamentals

Industrial networking

EtherNet/IP

Modbus TCP

AutoCAD Electrical

Schematic reading

Project management

CSA/UL/IEC standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SEE Electrical

Job description

Thermon is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join our R&D team in Canada. You’ll lead development of electric heating technologies across markets, designing controls, PLC programming, instrumentation, and system architectures.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a small, agile lab environment, focusing on rapid testing, validation, and delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that support decarbonization and digitization efforts.