"Electrical Engineering and Automation: Industry News, Career Opportunities, and Technology Upgrades"
Last Updated: 2026-05-28T13:14:27.907-04:00
Recent Developments
Chariho Career and Technical Center's Electrical Technology class visited ProSystems Integration, an automation company in Westerly, to give students a look at career opportunities in the industrial side of the field. The students stepped onto the production floor, which housed multiple pieces of equipment and machines, both large and small. A former student of the class, Chariho alumnus and engineer at ProSystems Jesse Brunelle, alongside his father, John, president and owner of ProSystems Integration, gave the students safety glasses and walked them through the Tom Harvey Road facility, explaining what multiple machines do and their purposes.
When Level Automation was about to upgrade the control in its automation cabinets from the Simatic S7-1200 to the next generation control system, the Simatic S7-1200 G2, the migration went faster than anyone had expected. With the old Simatic S7-1200, digital twins could not be used, but with the new Simatic S7-1200 G2, the Simatic S7-PLCSim Advanced can be used to test and optimize the control without physical hardware. After PLC migration, the panels are next.
Hiring and Market Trends
A lot of the technology getting the most investment right now depends on electrical engineering. The data centers powering artificial intelligence need more efficient chips and power systems that won’t bankrupt the surrounding area, electric vehicles depend on battery and motor-control hardware to stay running, and never-before-seen levels of automation are rolling about factory floors. Today, electrical engineers earn a median annual salary of about $118,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Company Expansions
Post Electric, a licensed electrical contractor serving Southwest Missouri, announces the expansion of its residential electrical services to include comprehensive home automation and smart technology integration capabilities. The expansion addresses growing demand from homeowners seeking to modernize their electrical systems and incorporate connected home technologies.
Interviews
An interview with Manfred Lehmann, Strategic Product Manager at WAGO. The long-established German electrical engineering manufacturer is currently introducing its first Matter-enabled products.
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