{"id":801222,"url":"https://alion.io/job/valstad-controls-robotics-technician","title":"Controls & Robotics Technician","company":{"id":688524,"name":"Valstad","domain":"valstad.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/valstad","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Robotics","role_family":"Robotics","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":94000,"max_usd":222000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":333},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-31T18:04:34Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-31","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T12:31:10Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":22,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":22},"description":"About Valstad\nValstad is building the machine that builds the ships.\nWe combine industrial robotics, welding, sensing, and AI to turn 3D models into real high-mix ship structure. Our mission is to rapidly expand America's maritime output by 100x.\nOur team works directly with large industrial robots and real manufacturing equipment at our Austin facility. The systems we build will ultimately be deployed across shipyards and industrial facilities throughout the country.\nThe Role\nValstad is seeking a Controls & Robotics Technician to help build, integrate, commission, operate, and maintain robotic manufacturing systems.\nYou will work with industrial robots, PLCs, electrical controls, welding equipment, sensors, networks, tooling, and safety systems.\nWhat You Will Do\nInstall and commission robots, PLCs, remote I/O, sensors, and equipment.\n\nPerform wiring, point-to-point checks, and I/O validation.\n\nConfigure PLC hardware and make controlled ladder-logic changes.\n\nIntegrate robot-to-PLC handshakes and industrial networks.\n\nOperate robotic cells during testing and production.\n\nDiagnose electrical, controls, mechanical, and communication faults.\n\nPerform preventive maintenance and maintain program backups.\n\nSupport tooling, welding-equipment, and sensor integration.\n\nDocument wiring, configuration, and field changes.\n\nWhat We Are Looking For\n3+ years in robotics, controls, automation, mechatronics, or industrial maintenance.\n\nExperience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment.\n\nAbility to read electrical schematics and ladder logic.\n\nStrong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.\n\nFamiliarity with industrial robots and teach pendants.\n\nStrong safety and configuration-control discipline.\n\nExperience with Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLCs, FANUC robots, HMIs, VFDs, industrial networks, and robotic welding is strongly preferred.","description_format":"text","description_chars":1857,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-12T07:56:33Z"}],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.585,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":22,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/valstad-controls-robotics-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/valstad-controls-robotics-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T16:53:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}