# Automation Engineer

STS Aerospace is a leading aerospace manufacturing and engineering company specializing in fluid conveyance solutions for commercial aviation, defense, and space applications. The company designs and manufactures high-performance rigid tubing, flexible hose assemblies, and custom-engineered fluid transfer systems used in critical aerospace platforms worldwide. With a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and customer service, STS Aerospace delivers reliable solutions that support the safety and performance of mission-critical aerospace systems. The Automation Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting automation initiatives within a high-mix, precision machining environment. This role will lead automation projects focused on increasing machine utilization, reducing labor dependency, improving quality, and supporting the running lights out machining. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in CNC machine automation, robotics, controls integration, and continuous improvement methodologies. This individual will work closely with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams to identify automation opportunities and e

- **Id**: 32494
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/smiths-group-plc-automation-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Elmwood Park, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-30T20:14:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T21:24:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 105
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4198
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mechanical Components & Fasteners, Passive Components & Connectors, Homeland Security

## Company

- **Id**: 5486
- **Name**: Smiths Group
- **Domain**: smiths.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/smiths-group-plc>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 103
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.961
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 77000
- **Max usd**: 141000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 4330

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 104

## Requirements

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

### Education

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

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-07-30T20:14:31Z
- Event: open; At: 2026-09-05T11:01:46Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.287
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 104
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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