General Motors
Sr. Systems Engineer - Manufacturing Plant Floor Systems
Austin, Texas, United States of America +1 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States of America
Warren, Michigan, United States of America - Experience
- 5+ years; the posting does not state alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, now or in the future.
About the job
Leads deployment and modernization of manufacturing plant-floor software, building automation and AI/ML capabilities that improve deployment efficiency while maintaining operational reliability and security.
What you'll do
- Deploy, configure, update, and support plant-floor applications and virtual-server environments; troubleshoot integrations and operational issues.
- Develop software, deployment and test automation, and AI/ML capabilities for PLC/SCADA scripts, predictive maintenance, and natural-language data access.
- Validate AI-generated outputs and plant integrations, monitor reliability and performance, and maintain technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years integrating applications with industrial PLCs, robots, or other automation equipment in a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining control-room or manufacturing applications on shop-floor IT infrastructure.
- Experience designing, integrating, or operationalizing AI/ML solutions in an enterprise or manufacturing environment.
Nice to have
- Deep experience with GE Digital CIMPLICITY (SCADA), OPC UA/DA, and PLC-to-MES data integration.
- Experience deploying AI/ML solutions into production and monitoring their performance and value.
Tools
GE Digital CIMPLICITY, OPC UA/DA, Kepware, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, .NET/C#, Python
AI focus
Applies generative AI to PLC/SCADA script generation, develops predictive maintenance analytics and natural-language interfaces for plant-floor data, and establishes validation, security, human review, and monitoring safeguards.
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