Electrical Engineer - Controls/Design
Actalent · Woburn, MA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$130k–$140k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for each section present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "About Actalent" etc? That's company description, maybe considered boilerplate? It's not part of job description; but it's not required to keep? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Actalent" is not exactly those categories, but it's company overview; could be considered not essential? However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; does company overview count as substantive? Possibly yes, but the instruction says to include sections only when posting has real, specific content for it. The "About Actalent" is not a standard heading; we could put it under a section like "About the role" maybe? But "About the role" is a heading we can use for role description. The job description already includes a paragraph at start: "This Electrical Engineer role focuses on designing, programming, and maintaining advanced control systems..." That's about the role. So we can put that under
for each section present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "About Actalent" etc? That's company description, maybe considered boilerplate? It's not part of job description; but it's not required to keep? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Actalent" is not exactly those categories, but it's company overview; could be considered not essential? However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; does company overview count as substantive? Possibly yes, but the instruction says to include sections only when posting has real, specific content for it. The "About Actalent" is not a standard heading; we could put it under a section like "About the role" maybe? But "About the role" is a heading we can use for role description. The job description already includes a paragraph at start: "This Electrical Engineer role focuses on designing, programming, and maintaining advanced control systems..." That's about the role. So we can put that under About the role
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Requirements: maybe combine Essential Skills? The posting has "Essential Skills" list. Also "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could treat as Requirements and Qualifications sections. We need to decide headings: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Pay info. Benefits info. No explicit Schedule info (maybe Work Environment mentions fully onsite). Could we infer schedule? Not given. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. No schedule details, so omit.
We have Skills: Could list essential skills under Skills heading. But we also have Requirements and Qualifications. Let's map:
- About the role: introductory paragraph.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe "Essential Skills" as requirements (education, years experience, specific skills). Could also include "Essential Skills" as Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe "Additional Skills & Qualifications" as Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe we could combine but we already used Skills heading? Actually we have both Requirements and Qualifications; Skills could be separate but we might duplicate. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine essential and additional into Requirements and Qualifications, and maybe not have a separate Skills heading. But we need to follow the allowed headings list; we can omit any not needed. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. That's six sections.
Check if any content for Benefits: yes list of benefits. Pay: yes range.
Now we must not include boilerplate like "About Actalent", equal opportunity, etc. Also remove "Work Environment" maybe? It's substantive? It describes work environment; could be included under About the role or maybe as its own section but not in allowed headings. Since allowed headings don't include Work Environment, we could incorporate that info into About the role paragraph. That's okay: preserve all substantive information by merging into About the role.
Similarly "Job Type & Location" could be merged into About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in allowed headings, so we incorporate.
"Application Deadline" is application instruction? It's a deadline; maybe considered application instruction? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should omit that.
"Workplace Type" is also maybe part of job details; we can incorporate into About the role.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat any content verbatim that is boilerplate. We'll keep the substantive details.
Let's extract content.
About the role: The initial paragraph: "This Electrical Engineer role focuses on designing, programming, and maintaining advanced control systems for data center cooling and large electromechanical systems. The position combines roughly 60% controls and software work with 40% hardware design, supporting the expansion of modern data center facilities and manufacturing engineering operations. You will play a key role in developing reliable, efficient cooling solutions by integrating sensors, controllers, actuators, and mechanical systems, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations."
Also we can add info from Work Environment: "The role is based in a manufacturing engineering environment that supports data center cooling and large electromechanical systems. You will work with modern control technologies, PLCs, HMIs, sensor networks, and industrial communication protocols, as well as test equipment such as mixed signal oscilloscopes and DVMs. The environment emphasizes collaboration across engineering, operations, and project teams, with a focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. The organization is growing through data center expansions, offering opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge cooling solutions and to develop expertise in both controls/software and hardware design."
Also Job Type & Location: "This is a Permanent position based out of Woburn, MA." and "Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Woburn,MA."
We can combine.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from responsibilities section. Let's extract them:
- Design and develop control system architectures for data center cooling and large electromechanical systems.
- Design and implement control algorithms that dynamically adjust cooling capacity based on real-time data such as temperature, humidity, and load.
- Integrate sensors, controllers, actuators, and related hardware to monitor and control cooling systems and associated mechanical components.
- Create, update, and maintain electrical schematics and control diagrams for cooling and control systems.
- Program and configure PLCs and other controllers to support cooling operations and system performance requirements.
- Develop, customize, and maintain HMI interfaces tailored to cooling system operations and data center environments.
- Commission, test, and validate control systems to ensure smooth startup, reliable performance, and adherence to specifications.
- Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues, including software, hardware, and communication problems.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure cooling solutions meet performance, reliability, and efficiency targets.
- Participate in cross-functional design reviews, providing technical insights on cooling control challenges and opportunities.
- Assist in planning, scheduling, and budgeting for data center cooling projects, retrofits, and related electromechanical initiatives.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for control system designs, programming changes, and configuration baselines.
- Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for production cooling systems and associated control architectures.
- Develop and execute verification test plans to validate control system functionality, performance, and safety.
- Ensure that all cooling control systems comply with relevant industry standards and safety regulations, including UL and CE guidelines.
- Support and optimize the interaction between pumps, VFDs, sensors, controls, and mechanical systems to achieve stable and efficient operation.
- Apply strong electromechanical systems knowledge to analyze system behavior and recommend design and control improvements.
Now Requirements (Essential Skills): list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in designing, programming, and maintaining control systems.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with PLC programming and HMI development.
- 3+ years of experience integrating sensor networks with control systems.
- Strong understanding of control systems, automation, and cooling fundamentals, including thermal management, airflow, and load balancing.
- Proficiency in creating and interpreting electrical schematics and control logic diagrams.
- Working experience with communication protocols such as RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet, SNMP, and REST APIs.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills for complex control and electromechanical systems.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams.
- Working knowledge of PLM software for managing product and design data.
- Working knowledge of MRP software, with experience in Oracle Cloud considered a plus.
- Hands-on experience using mixed signal oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters (DVMs), and related test equipment.
- Strong electromechanical systems knowledge, including understanding of the interaction between pumps, VFDs, sensors, controls, and mechanical systems.
Now Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications):
- Advanced degrees in a relevant engineering discipline are beneficial.
- Professional certifications related to HVAC or refrigeration are considered a plus.
- Approximately 60% focus on controls and software and 40% focus on hardware design. (This is more description; maybe we already covered in About the role.)
- Preferred 10+ years of experience working with control systems and electromechanical systems.
- Advanced programming capabilities in control system environments.
- Experience supporting large electromechanical systems in industrial or data center settings.
- Exposure to data center cooling systems and infrastructure.
- Experience with HVAC systems is a nice-to-have.
- Experience with refrigeration systems is a nice-to-have, though not critical.
- Interest in working within a growing organization undergoing data center expansions.
We could keep the 60/40 focus note maybe in About the role; but we already have that. Might duplicate; but we can keep it in Qualifications as it's a qualification note. However we should avoid duplication? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is okay if it's in original; but we might want to avoid repeating same sentence. However it's okay to keep as is.
Now Benefits: list:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Now Pay: "The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors."
We should keep that.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no markdown fences.
We'll structure:
About the role
... combined paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
...
We must not include Schedule section. Check for any leftover boilerplate: we omitted About Actalent, EEO, etc. Also omitted "Application Deadline". Also omitted "Work Environment" as separate; we merged. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The "Essential Skills" includes "Strong electromechanical systems knowledge, including understanding of the interaction between pumps, VFDs, sensors, controls, and mechanical systems." That's duplicated in Qualifications maybe but okay. Now produce final HTML. Be careful to escape any HTML special characters? Not needed. Let's craft the About the role paragraph merging all: "This Electrical Engineer role focuses on designing, programming, and maintaining advanced control systems for data center cooling and large electromechanical systems. The position combines roughly 60% controls and software work with 40% hardware design, supporting the expansion of modern data center facilities and manufacturing engineering operations. You will play a key role in developing reliable, efficient cooling solutions by integrating sensors, controllers, actuators, and mechanical systems, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. The role is based in a manufacturing engineering environment that supports data center cooling and large