Automation Project Controls Engineer jobs in United States
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General Motors · 6 hours ago

Automation Project Controls Engineer

positionSpring Hill, TN
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

General Motors is committed to leading change towards a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. The Automation Project Controls Engineer will lead the design and execution of automation projects, focusing on robot cell implementation and automated material handling systems.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
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Responsibilities

Develop and document requirements required to design an automotive system
Design and manage key strategic interfaces within systems to enable component reuse and consistency to standard methodologies
Oversee requirements development with other activities
Provide support to other specialists for root cause analysis
Strong ability to expertly capture and analyze empirical data
Design Tests to efficiently find opportunities for design improvements
Stay on top of industry trends, technologies, and best practices
Identify and document system vulnerabilities and craft mitigation action plans; track corrective actions

Qualification

Industrial automation experienceElectrical Engineering degreePLCsIndustrial networking protocolsHMI software proficiencyRobotic experienceRoot cause analysisData analysisDesign improvement testing

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience with industrial automation or controls systems

Preferred

Proficiency in industrial networking protocols – Profibus, ProfiNet, TCP/IP and EtherNetIP
HMI – Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View
PLC – Rockwell ControlLogix and/or Siemens 300 families
Servo drive systems – Siemens G120 and S120 families, and Rockwell Powerflex and Kinetix
Robotic experience – Fanuc
This position may require overtime and off-shift production support

Benefits

Relocation benefits
Total Rewards resources

Company

General Motors

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General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
dateFounded in 1908
location
Detroit, Michigan, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.gm.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.51B
Key Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M

Leadership Team

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Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
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