Technical sales engineer Jobs in Toronto, ON

Role Overview

Do you want to be a part of a global team whose mission is to be the leading specialist in electric power switching, protection, and control by creating innovative solutions that are easily applied and provide the best long-term value? We help companies like Bruce Power, Toronto Hydro, Hydro Quebec, and many others keep the lights on for their customers.

Technical Application Engineer

The Technical Application Engineer serves as a primary technical resource for S&C products, delivering application expertise, developing detailed technical quotations, and executing order entry processes—while also managing projects through the implementation phase to ensure seamless execution and customer satisfaction. This role interfaces directly with customers, district managers, and internal stakeholders to provide precise product solutions aligned with engineering requirements. The Engineer also advises team members by sharing in-depth knowledge of product design, manufacturing processes, and internal workflows, driving both technical accuracy and operational efficiency within the department.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of business-critical initiatives with a focus on efficiency, timely delivery, and high-quality outcomes, ensuring alignment with key priorities.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of S&C’s products, applications, and offer capabilities, including how S&C can support custom requests.
• Interpret customer specifications and single line diagrams of transmission and distribution level systems and provide technical knowledge and timely responses regarding technical, application and commercial questions to customers and district managers applying S&C protection devices.
• Leverage understanding of S&C offerings and match with customer specifications and where applicable determine technical deviations.
• Critically analyze multiple perspectives from Product Management and Sales team members to build a deeper understanding of customer requests.
• Review conditions of service documents for power utilities in Canada to understand service entrance equipment requirements.
• Lead pre-sales support to help potential customers in resolving their problems and creating solutions.
• Utilize internal systems (e.g., Design Generator, estimating tools) to verify accuracy and completeness of outputs for standard and custom orders.
• Act as the primary liaison between internal Product Engineers, Power System Services Engineers, Order Management and Sales Engineers.
• Partner closely with Outside Sales to develop customized sales solutions based on in-depth understanding of customer needs.
• Manage project requirements from order entry to shipping. Track deliverables and dates associated with custom requests (quotations, orders, shipping, after-sales support).
• Review switchgear drawings and follow-up on implementation of design change requests.
• Prepare technical proposals including products, services, and pricing strategies.
• Present S&C’s insights, solutions and products to customers.
• Proficient level of Electrical & Protection Engineering performing various calculations, including available fault current analysis and fuse curve coordination.
• Provide assistance to team members in such areas as product knowledge, production process, departmental procedures and processes.
• Manage large and complex tender projects.
• Participate in customer site visits & meetings to understand constraints required to accurately design switchgear layout and offer suggestions to district managers.
• Recommend protection solutions for medium voltage systems consisting of substation transformers, busses and feeders.
• Ensure internal teams and stakeholders are well informed of changes, problems, or decisions that impact them.

Minimum Requirements

Physical Effort

Normal or frequent minor physical effort required for the day-to-day activity in the workplace. May involve standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs and lifting / moving / using objects or equipment up to 5kg / 11lbs.

Travel

Occasional travel may be required for site visit with outside sales.

Benefits

These are just some of the other reasons why S&C is a great place to work. We are a large team who believes in providing growth opportunities to our team members. The career possibilities at S&C are endless. Do we still have your attention? If so, click on the link to submit your application and join our team today!

S&C Electric Canada Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, S&C Electric Canada Ltd. will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and / or assessment process, please inform S&C Electric Canada Ltd.’s Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Utilities, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

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