Separation Technologies
Posted 1w ago

Electrical Controls Engineer

Separation Technologies
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • designing control systems
  • programming PLCs
  • supporting installations
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
  • 2+ years of industrial equipment controls experience
  • PLC/HMI programming
  • Electrical drawings
  • Networking
  • Instrumentation
  • Troubleshooting, and international travel
Technical tools mentioned
PLCHMIAllen-Bradley Studio 5000RSLogix500DirectLogicInductive Automation IgnitionAveva InTouchC-moreAveva HistorianIgnition HistorianAutoCADSolidworksCNCVFDLocal Area Network (LAN)Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Job description

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.

  • 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
  • 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.

About Separation Technologies

Public East Coast building-materials manufacturer supplying cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, block, and fly ash.

Year founded
2000
Employees
2700
Organization type
Public
Latest investment
Raised $384.00M IPO (2025) — led by Citigroup, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Headquarters
US

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