# Controls Engineer

Summary The Controls Engineer provides technical support and programming for manufacturing system designs and modifications. Core Competencies Customer Oriented Building Collaborative Relationships Analytical Thinking Technical Expertise Fostering Innovation Results Oriented Personal Credibility Stress Management Ethics and Integrity Flexibility Job Duties Supports Equipment Programming for Manufacturing Programs inputs/outputs of robots Maintain support and programming of robots Trouble Shoots software and hardware issues Load software packages Project documentation Develop and Install of Vision Systems Develop system upgrades Program PLC Read, interprets and apply lesson learned from electrical schematic drawings, professional journals, equipment manuals and government regulations Requirements Demonstrated success and knowledge of automotive plastic injection molding and assembly Ability to program input/outputs associated with interfacing robots with equipment Ability to program robots Knowledge of software and hardware Ability to read, analyze and interpret electrical schematic drawings Strong computer skills 3-5 years’ experience working with controls in an automotive

- **Id**: 3776918
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/flex-n-gate-controls-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Southfield, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T05:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T18:43:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2126
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Plastics & Polymers, Metal Fabrication, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 2442391
- **Name**: Flex-N-Gate
- **Domain**: flex-n-gate.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/flex-n-gate>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Dayforce

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 150
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.24
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 49
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T23:33:17Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 49
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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