Electrical and Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

What if all plastics were recycled? Today, less than 10% are. The other 90% are either mismanaged and buried in landfills, sent to incinerators, or end up in our environment as litter polluting our land, rivers, and oceans. But imagine if all plastics could be recycled. At Alterra, we convert plastics back into their original building blocks to produce new plastics and other valuable products. We’re disrupting the traditional thinking that used plastic should be discarded and helping people see that plastics are valuable and designed to become new again. That’s Alterra…solving plastic pollution through infinitely renewed plastics.

Position Summary

The Electrical and Controls Engineer at Alterra plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our advanced recycling technology facility where we convert discarded plastic into circular high-quality synthetic oil. This position combines hands-on technical expertise with site-level capital project planning and execution, supporting both long-term improvements and day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

The Electrical and Controls Engineer will have two primary areas of responsibility : plant operations and maintenance support and capital project engineering.

Plant Operations and Maintenance Support

• Support plant startup and shutdown activities in coordination with operations team members.
• Assist with maintenance activities including calibration, wiring, and controls logic troubleshooting.
• Maintain and optimize the process control system and related
• Lead alarm rationalization efforts and maintain alarm databases.
• Maintain safety-related documentation, including Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS) and interlock matrices.
• Update and optimize Software Functional Design Specifications (SFDS) and control room displays.
• Support maintenance teams in troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation issues to ensure equipment readiness.

Capital Project Engineering

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

At Alterra, you’re not just taking a job—you’re joining a team committed to solving plastic pollution and redefining what’s possible for plastics and for the planet. Guided by our values— We Believe, We Listen, We Adapt, We Protect, and We Teach —we work with purpose, curiosity, and conviction to create lasting change. If you’re driven by meaningful impact and ready to help build a future where plastics are infinitely renewed, we’d be excited to consider your application.

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Alterra is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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