Applications Manager: Industrial Automation Gas Detection

Sterling St James LLC; Charleroi (Washington County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Collaborative, hands-on team

Job summary

Sterling St James LLC is seeking an experienced Assistant Technical Applications Manager to lead hands-on engineering efforts in industrial gas detection, atmospheric monitoring, automation, and safety systems. You will guide design, testing, commissioning, and field support while collaborating with cross-functional teams and customers.

The role emphasizes practical problem solving, product development input, and field-facing technical leadership across projects from concept to real-world

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in applications engineering, controls, automation, field engineering, or a related technical environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience with industrial installations, startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer-site support.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs and HMIs (Allen-Bradley and/or IDEC) preferred.
• Solid knowledge of industrial communications (Modbus RTU/TCP).
• Experience with electrical systems, wiring, schematics, and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with diagnostic equipment and field service environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource for gas detection, automation, monitoring, and control system applications.
• Lead system design activities including control architecture and automation strategies.
• Configure, program, troubleshoot, and support PLCs, HMIs, and industrial networks.
• Manage projects from design through commissioning and customer support.
• Provide on-site commissioning, startup assistance, and field troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Controls expertise

Customer-facing leadership

Field engineering

Problem solving in real-world settings

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

IDEC PLCs

HMIs

Industrial networks (Modbus)

Job description

Sterling St James LLC is seeking an experienced Assistant Technical Applications Manager to lead hands-on engineering efforts in industrial gas detection, atmospheric monitoring, automation, and safety systems. You will guide design, testing, commissioning, and field support while collaborating with cross-functional teams and customers.

The role emphasizes practical problem solving, product development input, and field-facing technical leadership across projects from concept to real-world