# Control Systems Design Engineer

Join a collaborative engineering team that designs, builds, and commissions control systems for custom industrial equipment-including automation systems, robotic cells, and innovative production machines. This role involves electrical schematic design, PLC/HMI programming, and system integration from concept through commissioning and is based out of our Whitehall, Michigan location. Primary Responsibilities Design electrical control systems for industrial machinery Develop AutoCAD Electrical schematics for panels and machines Program PLCs and configure HMI/SCADA interfaces Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems Support commissioning and troubleshooting at production sites Manage work within project budgets, schedules, and documentation Ensure compliance with CE, NEC, NFPA 70E/79, and safety standards Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Mechatronics Ability to travel up to 25% Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This position is subje

- **Id**: 3990510
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/howmet-aerospace-control-systems-design-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Whitehall, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T20:05:08Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T11:34:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1825
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Metals & Metallurgy, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 2065140
- **Name**: Howmet Aerospace
- **Domain**: howmet.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/howmet>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 55
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.618
- **Repost share**: 0.018
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 48
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

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

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T23:15:45Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 48
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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