# Automation (Controls) Engineer

OVERVIEW Controls Automation Engineer position in Boston, MA focusing on Manufacturing Systems Controls Design and Support. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES include: Designing, integrating, and maintaining manufacturing equipment controls systems, automation, interfaces, and communication networks following senior engineers’ guidance Experience with technologies like: Rockwell RSLogix 5, 500, 5000, Studio Rockwell RS View, Factory Talk Studio Wonderware System Platform, InTouch, InBatch, and Historian Rockwell PowerFlex Variable Frequency Drives Rockwell Point IO and Flex IO systems Additional knowledge of: Industrial sensors and valves Microsoft SQL AutoCAD VMWare Workstation Player and vSphere Programming languages (C++, Visual Basic, Java, Python, etc.) Cisco networking hardware Available for travel to all Facilities for project work and start-ups Collaborating with Control Technicians for troubleshooting and training Building relationships with Plant Operations team to enhance systems architecture and productivity Providing support for local Operations’ electrical and automation systems Creating manuals for Maintenance department on automation systems Must possess a valid driver’s license

- **Id**: 4302360
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gables-search-group-automation-controls-engineer-2>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-06T20:00:11Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T21:43:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 39
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1800
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Recruiting & Staffing, Executive Search

## Company

- **Id**: 4541532
- **Name**: Gables Search Group
- **Domain**: gablessearch.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/gables-search-group>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: staffing
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **MS SQL** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Visual Basic** — Optional: no
- **VMWare** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 39

## Requirements

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T04:10:09Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 5; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 5 of its adverts here in 24 months; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 17
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.314
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 38
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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