# Team 5517: The Engineers on Fire

Flint, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2015. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Madison Academy High School
- Sponsors: Jabil, Michigan.gov, Busch Family
- Website: https://sites.google.com/view/frc5517
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc5517
- X: https://twitter.com/frc5517
- GitHub: https://github.com/frc5517

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **2.23**, rank 3483 of 3708 (6.1th percentile)
- Record: 10-14-0 over 24 matches (42% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 1.6, teleop 0.7, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 9%, RP2 3%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems | 2026mifli | 3 | 35 | 4-8-0 | 15 |  | 2.9 | 8 |  |
| FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | 2026mifen | 6 | 23 | 6-6-0 | 23 |  | 2.2 | 12 |  |

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2018 – now: The Engineers on Fire
- 2016 – 2017: District 5517 The Engineers on Fire
- 2015: District 5517

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 4, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2022, 2019 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2015 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2015 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Mason Event presented by LIFT | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Midland Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Waterford Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Howell Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Howell Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Kettering University Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 2.2 | 3483 / 3708 | 6.1 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18.6 | 2646 / 3687 | 28.2 | 11-15-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10.8 | 2222 / 3475 | 36.1 | 5-19-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 24.4 | 1749 / 3284 | 46.8 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.7 | 1474 / 3053 | 51.7 | 17-15-2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 37.1 | 596 / 2024 | 70.6 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18.7 | 1290 / 3763 | 65.7 | 14-19-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 106.7 | 690 / 3617 | 80.9 | 32-23-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 92.8 | 836 / 3331 | 74.9 | 13-13-2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 34.0 | 659 / 3114 | 78.9 | 13-14-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 25.8 | 983 / 2873 | 65.8 | 0-0-43 | 3 |

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