Controls Engineer - Automation
About The Position
The Automation Controls Engineer leads the design and execution of automation projects across the facility, ranging from simple to complex. Projects focus on implementing robot cells, including offline collaborative robots that help production team members reduce non-value-added work, and fully integrated automation cells designed, built, and executed with third-party integrators. Projects may also include automated material-handling and delivery systems. The role is categorized as onsite, and the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location full-time. The position may require overtime and off-shift production support.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with industrial automation or controls systems.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in industrial networking protocols such as Profibus, ProfiNet, TCP/IP, and EtherNet/IP.
- Experience with Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View HMI systems.
- Experience with Rockwell ControlLogix and/or Siemens 300-family PLCs.
- Experience with Siemens G120 and S120 servo drive systems and Rockwell PowerFlex and Kinetix systems.
- Fanuc robotics experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and document requirements needed to design an automotive system.
- Design and manage key strategic interfaces within systems to enable component reuse and consistency with standard methodologies.
- Oversee requirements development alongside other activities.
- Support other specialists with root cause analysis.
- Capture and analyze empirical data.
- Design tests to efficiently identify opportunities for design improvements.
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
- Identify and document system vulnerabilities, develop mitigation action plans, and track corrective actions.
- Stay abreast of controls technologies, including PLCs, HMIs, networks, robots, vision systems, and equipment and tools required in plants to produce high-quality parts.
- Lead the design and execution of automation projects, including robot-cell implementation and work with third-party integrators.
Benefits
- Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
- GM provides well-being support at work and at home; further benefits information is available through its Total Rewards resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
