# Automation Controls Engineer

We are seeking two Controls Automation Engineers for a growing heavy-duty truck engine manufacturing plant in Columbus, MS. Candidates with varying levels of experience are encouraged to apply, including those with at least one year of relevant work experience and a strong background in Siemens controls. This role involves overseeing automated machining processes and taking direct responsibility for electrical controls, PLCs, CNC systems, equipment enhancements, and capital projects. Job Duties Develop, adjust, and troubleshoot Siemens PLC and CNC control systems. Identify equipment issues using ladder logic, function block diagrams, STL, and electrical blueprints. Provide support for automated machining machinery, such as Heller CNC and Liebherr gantry systems. Enhance equipment uptime, reliability, productivity, and operational efficiency. Drive controls modifications, corrective measures, installations, and capital upgrades. Coordinate projects with production, maintenance, engineering, IT, vendors, contractors, and plant management. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline. Prior experience in controls engineering, specif

- **Id**: 4294130
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gables-search-group-automation-controls-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Columbus, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-13T19:59:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T06:59:05Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 32
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1907
- **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**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 32

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T00:30:15Z

## 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**: 13
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.357
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 32
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, win:tail, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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