General Motors
Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- Five or more years in manufacturing controls, automation, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the design, integration, commissioning, and continuous improvement of automated manufacturing controls systems from program concept through production launch and support.
What you'll do
- Lead controls engineering for manufacturing programs, including design, programming, integration, commissioning, and validation of automated equipment.
- Provide technical direction to engineers, suppliers, integrators, and plant teams while managing project scope, timing, risks, and deliverables.
- Troubleshoot production systems, perform root-cause analysis, and implement improvements to safety, quality, uptime, and throughput.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Five or more years of experience in manufacturing controls, automation, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience designing, programming, integrating, and commissioning automated manufacturing equipment; strong experience with PLCs, HMIs, drives, safety controls, industrial networks, and electrical control systems.
- Experience executing projects and managing equipment suppliers; ability to interpret electrical schematics, panel layouts, mechanical drawings, and equipment specifications.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Automotive manufacturing, GM Global Common Controls, emulation tools such as Emulate3D, or experience with the other listed preferred systems and technologies.
Tools
PLCs, HMIs, drives, industrial networks, Emulate3D, Siemens, EPLAN, Python
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