General Motors
Manufacturing Automation Engineer – Cobots
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 24, 2026
- Experience
- Five or more years required; ten or more years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, now or in the future.
About the job
Leads end-to-end manufacturing automation projects across GM plant locations, from process assessment and solution selection through installation, launch, and sustainment.
What you'll do
- Assess manufacturing processes and develop automation solutions, including cobots, robots, vision systems, and controls.
- Lead turnkey projects, coordinating scopes, suppliers, plant teams, equipment installation, commissioning, validation, and launch.
- Troubleshoot issues, improve manufacturing performance, and provide documentation and training for plant teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
- Five or more years of manufacturing experience, including manufacturing execution, manufacturing engineering, controls, automation, process engineering, or continuous improvement.
- Experience implementing, launching, optimizing, or sustaining manufacturing equipment and processes; demonstrated end-to-end project leadership in a plant or launch environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% or more, with travel increasing during build, installation, and launch phases.
Nice to have
- Ten or more years of manufacturing experience.
- Direct experience designing, integrating, deploying, or sustaining collaborative robot applications (cobots).
Tools
collaborative robots (cobots), traditional industrial robots, vision systems, controls, sensors, tooling, Microsoft Office
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