General Motors
Controls Engineer
Arlington, Texas, United States of America · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- Two (2) years in an Automation Engineer, Controls Engineer, or related occupation; specified technologies require two (2) years or one (1) year as listed.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study.
About the job
Designs, programs, integrates, and supports automation and controls systems for automotive body shop manufacturing, with a focus on reliability, production efficiency, and quality.
What you'll do
- Develop and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, robot, machine vision, network, and conveyance systems for manufacturing operations.
- Provide production support, perform root cause analysis, and lead improvements to reduce downtime, cycle time, and quality issues.
- Analyze production data, document corrective actions, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and maintenance teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study.
- Two (2) years of experience as an Automation Engineer, Controls Engineer, or related occupation.
- Two (2) years of experience in the listed PLC, HMI, industrial networking, machine vision, conveyance, VFD, and error-proofing technologies.
- One (1) year of experience with FANUC robots, 3D vision–based bin picking, high-volume manufacturing support, Python, and SQL.
Tools
Allen Bradley PLCs, Siemens TIA Portal, EtherNet/IP, TCP/IP, DeviceNet, FANUC, Python, SQL
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