Automation & Controls Engineer – Stamping Plant

General Motors Company; Marion (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to support, improve, and sustain automation and plant-floor control systems in a stamping operation. You will troubleshoot complex controls, lead improvements, and support launches while contributing to the plant’s digital-manufacturing evolution through reliable data collection.

The role collaborates with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, IT, skilled trades, suppliers, and central controls teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in manufacturing operations, controls engineering, or related technical field.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-based industrial automation systems in production.
• Working knowledge of PLC programming, HMI development or configuration, industrial controls hardware, electrical systems, and machine safety.
• Experience with industrial Ethernet and fieldbus networks (Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, ProfiBus).
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex equipment/process issues, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to work with Production, Maintenance, Quality, skilled trades, suppliers, and engineering partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain technical risk clearly.
• Independent judgment, prioritization, and continuous-improvement mindset in fast-paced production.
• Ability to meet onsite and schedule-flexibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership for controls systems supporting stamping presses, material-handling equipment, conveyors, die-transfer systems, automation cells, safety circuits, HMIs, industrial networks, and related plant-floor apps.
• Troubleshoot complex equipment, controls, communications, and integration issues; lead root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Develop, modify, test, validate, and document PLC, HMI, motion, safety, and related controls changes per GM standards and change-management processes.
• Support production uptime, quality, safety, throughput, and cost objectives through controls improvements and problem solving.
• Lead or support controls activities for new programs, equipment installations, launches, upgrades, model changes, and plant shutdown work.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and skilled trades to create troubleshooting guides, standardized work, training, recovery plans, and spare-parts strategies.
• Coordinate technical work with equipment suppliers, integrators, contractors, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and IT partners.
• Ensure controls designs meet safety, cybersecurity, reliability, quality, and manufacturing standards.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation: drawings, layouts, narratives, backup/recovery data, revision history, lessons learned.
• Share best practices and recurring-issue learnings with plant and central engineering teams.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Industrial automation

Root-cause analysis

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Production support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

Fanuc

Rockwell

Siemens

Ethernet/IP

DeviceNet

ProfiBus

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to support, improve, and sustain automation and plant-floor control systems in a stamping operation. You will troubleshoot complex controls, lead improvements, and support launches while contributing to the plant’s digital-manufacturing evolution through reliable data collection.

The role collaborates with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, IT, skilled trades, suppliers, and central controls teams to ensure