# Controls Engineer I

Position Summary Forge Nano is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Controls Engineer I to join the Engineering Design and Manufacturing Team. Reporting to the Senior Engineer, this position will support the development, testing, documentation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of automation systems, control logic, and safety schemes for Semiconductor ALD Production Equipment. The ideal candidate is eager to develop expertise in industrial automation and controls while working in a fast-paced engineering environment. This individual will collaborate closely with Controls Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to support equipment development, software implementation, commissioning, and process optimization. The Controls Engineer I will contribute to the successful design and deployment of advanced manufacturing equipment through programming, technical documentation, troubleshooting, and system validation activities. Responsibilities Controls Programming & Software Development Support development and debugging of PLC logic using IEC 61131-3 approved languages. Assist with Beckhoff TwinCAT structured text programming and softwa

- **Id**: 1154241
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/forge-nano-controls-engineer-i>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Thornton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-23T18:48:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-16
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T08:17:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 46
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7572
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Parental leave, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Semiconductor Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 694697
- **Name**: Forge Nano
- **Domain**: forgenano.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/forgenano>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Breezy

## Salary

- **Min**: 80000
- **Max**: 90000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 90000

## Technologies

- **ALD** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 46

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-23T19:29:59Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 35
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.792
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 46
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:tail, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 90000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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