Flame and gas detection systems for high-hazard industrial sites
Det-Tronics builds flame detectors, gas detectors and fire-and-gas control systems for hazardous industrial operations. Its stack pairs embedded firmware tooling (C++, ThreadX, STMicroelectronics, Silicon Labs, JTAG) with formal requirements management in IBM DOORS and Jama Connect, a sign of safety-certified product engineering. Hiring is accelerating and heavily engineering-weighted, with pain points centered on certification, compliance and margins on custom orders.
Notable leadership hires: PMO Lead
Det-Tronics, legally Detector Electronics, LLC, is a privately held manufacturer founded in 1973 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. It designs and produces optical flame detectors, combustible and toxic gas detectors, and fault-tolerant fire-and-gas safety systems rated for SIL 2 applications. Customers operate in oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, automotive, aerospace and munitions sectors. Beyond hardware, the company offers project engineering, systems integration and field service. It employs 201–500 people and is currently hiring in the United States and Colombia.
Det-Tronics uses PTC Creo, Windchill, SolidWorks and AutoCAD for design, C++ and ThreadX for embedded firmware, IBM DOORS and Jama Connect for requirements, plus JD Edwards, OneStream, Salesforce and Power BI.
Yes. Engineering dominates Det-Tronics' accelerating hiring, skewed toward senior and principal levels, with smaller openings in manufacturing, finance, operations, product and sales.
Det-Tronics is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, and currently hires in the United States and Colombia.
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