Sr. Engineer/ Lead Engineer - Robotics & Vision

General Motors; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a skilled automation engineer to execute FANUC robot projects across Body Shop, Press Shop, GA, GPS, and Paint Shop. You will program robots, validate cells, run Process Simulate, and approve OLP, while ensuring GM standards are followed.

The role requires collaboration with controls and process suppliers, and strong knowledge of vision systems such as FANUC 3DV, PhotoNeo, and Matrox is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Production/ Automobile Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage FANUC robot automation projects across multiple shops.
• Monitor project scope, issues, risks and schedule; drive issues to closure.
• Coordinate with robot programming agency; approve offline programming (OLP).
• Perform robot simulations using Process Simulate and approve simulations.
• Develop and maintain GM engineering standards; train teams.

Skills

FANUC robots & cobot programming

Troubleshooting

Spot welding

Arc welding

Material handling

Sealing applications

Robot-PLC integration

Process Simulate

OLP validation

Machine vision systems

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in Mechanical/ Production/ Automobile Engineering

Tools

Process Simulate

Robot programming

Job description

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office four times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role:

This role is responsible for executing and managing FANUC robot automation projects across Body Shop, Press Shop, General Assembly, GPS, and Paint Shop applications. It requires strong expertise in FANUC robot configuration and application engineering, including welding, material handling, dispensing, and tool-changing systems, along with selecting optimal robot models based on process requirements. The role also involves hands-on robot programing, validation of robotic cells, and performing simulations using Process Simulate, including approval of offline programming (OLP) to optimize on-floor execution. In addition, it supports standardization initiatives, global project coordination, and ensures adherence to GM engineering standards through training and integration activities. Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams such as controls and process suppliers is essential. A solid understanding of advanced machine vision systems, including FANUC 3DV, PhotoNeo, Matrox, and Keyence are considered an added advantage.

What You'll Do

• Execution of Robot related projects in Body-shop, Press - shop, General Assembly, Global Propulsion System shop and Paint shop sealing applications
• Monitor and control projects including project scope, issues, risks and schedule. Manage issues to closure.
• Communicate project status and ensure all stakeholders are aware of progress through project meetings, status reports and milestone reviews.
• Monitor the configuration of the robots for the application and process like Welding guns, Welding controller, Material Handling grippers, Tool Changers, Dispense equipment etc. Selection of the right model of Robots depend on the process, payload and cycle time requirements.
• Coordinate with Robot programming agency for a given project. Approval of Robotic cells for shipment after pre-installation at jig maker's site.
• Perform the Robot simulation by using Process simulate and Approval of Robot simulation and OLP made for a particular project. Suggest improvements in order to reduce on-floor execution time.
• Buy-off of Robot programs from Robot programming agency.
• Involve in development and maintenance of engineering standards (templates, e tools etc) and drive to deploy them across all new projects.
• Responsible for training and integrating with Robot programming agency to adhere to GM standards and Responsible for doing Root Cause Analysis.
• Coordinate project timing schedule with body-shop team. Interact and coordinate with the controls team for interfacing the Robot with the control systems.
• Coordinate with process suppliers for special processes like rollerhemming, laser welding, clinching etc.
• Coordination with other units of GM, worldwide for global projects.
• Good Knowledge on the Machine Vision systems - FANUC 3DV, PhotoNeo, Matrox.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Production/ Automobile Engineering discipline.
• Strong knowledge of FANUC robots & cobot programming and troubleshooting
• Experience in spot welding, arc welding, material handling, and sealing applications
• Knowledge of robot selection, procurement, and system integration
• Hands‑on experience in cell validation and commissioning
• Proficiency in Process Simulate and OLP validation
• Experience across automotive shops (Body, GA, Paint, Press)
• Understanding of robot-PLC integration
• Exposure to advanced vision systems (FANUC 3DV, PhotoNeo, Matrox, etc.)
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Good communication and multitasking abilities

About GM

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Why Join Us

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