Automation Controls Engineer – Manufacturing Plant

General Motors; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Michigan's Flint region is seeking a Process Controls Engineer to advance manufacturing controls across programs. You will design, implement, and optimize control systems, leveraging Rockwell PLCs, Fanuc robots, and Siemens CNC machinery to support launch readiness and ongoing plant performance.

Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to ensure reliable equipment, high quality outputs, and safe operations, while driving innovation in automation

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years in manufacturing engineering or plant assignments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with plant floor systems and standard controls hardware.

Responsibilities

• Support new program execution, including SOR prep, forecasting, controls and robotics design, run-off, and buyoff.
• Design, construction, integration, and installation of control systems.
• Stay current with PLCs, HMIs, networks, robotics, and vision systems to drive innovation and plant readiness.
• Manage program deliverables to meet milestones and provide status updates to project and engineering leaders.
• Provide technical support for existing programs, including troubleshooting and optimization of controls systems.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on technical direction and best practices to ensure high-quality project execution.
• Design, review, and troubleshoot electrical control systems for manufacturing equipment in accordance with GM standards.
• Contribute to development, testing, and implementation of advanced process technologies that improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners in engineering, operations, and maintenance to align on controls deliverables and issue resolution.

Skills

ME experience

Controls engineering

PLC Rockwell

Fanuc robotics

Siemens Sinumerik CNC

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Rockwell PLCs

Fanuc robotics

Siemens Sinumerik CNC

Job description

General Motors in Michigan's Flint region is seeking a Process Controls Engineer to advance manufacturing controls across programs. You will design, implement, and optimize control systems, leveraging Rockwell PLCs, Fanuc robots, and Siemens CNC machinery to support launch readiness and ongoing plant performance.

Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to ensure reliable equipment, high quality outputs, and safe operations, while driving innovation in automation