Electrical Controls Engineer

Titan America; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ST Equipment & Technology (STET) is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to design, integrate, and support automation for their separator equipment. You will develop PLC and HMI software, configure networks, and support global customers from STET's Needham, MA location.

The role requires a Bachelor's in electrical/computer engineering and 2+ years' experience with industrial controls, PLC programming, and HMI systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience with industrial equipment controls.
• Proficiency in PLC programming (e.g., Studio 5000, RSLogix500, DirectLogic).
• Experience with HMI platforms (Ignition, Aveva InTouch, C-more).
• Experience with Historian servers (Aveva Historian, Ignition Historian).
• Strong understanding of electrical wiring, power distribution, sensors, networking, and industrial communication.
• Willingness to travel internationally for commissioning and support.

Responsibilities

• Design and install electrical and control systems for STET separator equipment.
• Develop PLC logic and HMI interfaces.
• Configure LANs, VPNs, and networked automation environments.
• Provide remote technical support and on-site commissioning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and customers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

RSLogix500

DirectLogic

Inductive Automation Ignition

Aveva InTouch

C-more

Aveva Historian

Ignition Historian

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Overview

ST Equipment & Technology (STET) is the developer of a proprietary separation technology used to process dry powders such as fly ash, mineral ores, food/ feed powders, by triboelectrically charging and separating particles in a strong electric field. STET is a part of Titan America group.

We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Controls Engineer to join our engineering team and play a key role in designing, integrating, and supporting the automation systems that power STET's advanced separator equipment. In this hands-on role, you will design industrial control systems, develop PLC and HMI software, configure networked automation environments, and support both local and remote operations for customers around the world. you'll work with complex electrical systems, instrumentation, networking, and industrial communication technologies while collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to major capital projects, qualify cutting-edge automation technologies, and travel internationally to commission new equipment installations. If you are a problem-solver with strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a passion for industrial automation, we invite you to join us at STET's Technical Center in Needham, MA.

Responsibilities

• Design and install the electrical and control systems for STET separator equipment to meet US NEC and/or international codes, safety requirements, and guidelines.
• Design of industrial controls, electrical control and software for processing plant capital projects
• Develop logic programming for PLC.
• Design user interface for HMI.
• Work with electrical and P&ID drawings
• Qualify and choose control suppliers of automation and industrial control products
• Design and set-up Local Area Networks (LANs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Configure control computers, servers and communication devices for local and remote support
• Provide remote technical support to existing sites.
• Travel to project sites as some international travel required for commissioning new installations of STET separator equipment at remote customer sites
• Reports to Electrical and Control Engineering Manager at STET technical center site in Needham MA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering is required.
• Must have at least two (2) years of experience working with industrial equipment controls
• Programming experience with PLC (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 preferred, RSLogix500, DirectLogic).
• Programming and design experience with HMI (Inductive Automation Ignition preferred, Aveva InTouch, C-more).
• Programing Historian server (Aveva Historian, Ignition Historian)
• Excellent understanding of electrical wiring, high voltage equipment, sensors, computers, networking, industrial communication, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with electric heater temperature control, CNC machine control, stepper motor control
• Experience with motor control with VFD configuration
• Experience with instruments (linear distance, vacuum, temperature, flow, tension)
• Working knowledge of electrical drawing software (AutoCAD or Solidworks)
• Excellent communication skills for working with customers and team members.
• Position requires ability to travel internationally for commissioning and troubleshooting

STET offers its employees a full range of company benefits and exceptional educational and career opportunities.