# Controls Engineer II

Controls Engineer II Summary Forge Nano Inc. is a fast-growing materials company with a focus on manufacturing nano-scale coatings across a wide range of markets. Forge Nano is seeking a Controls Engineer II to join their Engineering Design and Manufacturing Team, reporting to the Principal Engineer. This position will focus on developing the automation, logic, and safety schemes for their Semiconductor ALD Production Equipment. Key responsibilities include working in several different programming paradigms including user displays, database management, and control logic. This role requires a detailed oriented individual who is comfortable working with an interdisciplinary engineering team. Experience with control panels, low-voltage instrumentation, and electrical distribution is also desirable. Responsibilities The Controls Engineer II may be responsible for tasks and skills such as (non-exhaustive): Developing and debugging PLC logic using IEC 61131-3 approved languages, primarily rooted in Beckhoff TwinCAT structured text programming Designing intuitive GUIs and HMIs within relevant standards such as ISA-101 or SEMI E-95 Generating control narrative documentation for interlocks,

- **Id**: 800391
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/forgenano-controls-engineer-ii>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Thornton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-06-09T15:39:41Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T08:17:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 152
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5411
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **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**: 90000
- **Max**: 105000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 105000

## Technologies

- **ALD** — Optional: no
- **EtherCAT** — Optional: yes
- **OPC UA** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes
- **UML** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 152

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T07:26:30Z

## 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**: 11
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.395
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 152
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 105000
- **Is top pay**: no

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