Controls Engineer - Lead Manufacturing Automation

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing is seeking a Controls Engineer to lead development, testing, and deployment of advanced manufacturing controls technologies at our Detroit facilities.

The role requires a strong background in PLCs, robotics, and automation, with hands-on experience in electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic controls, data integrity, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 1–3 years experience in related field.
• Experience with automated manufacturing control systems and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and apply new technology to improve existing manufacturing processes and techniques.
• Prepare/review electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls drawings with engineering teams.
• Ensure data collection integrity across control systems.
• Analyze existing systems and develop improvement solutions.
• Maintain project documents using approved methods and templates.
• Communicate project details to executive leadership.

Skills

Allen Bradley PLCs

HMIs

Fanuc Robot Programming

Roboguide

Python

C#

SQL

Vision Technology

AutoCad Electrical

Deep Learning

Data Analysis

NX 3D Modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

NX

Job description

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing is seeking a Controls Engineer to lead development, testing, and deployment of advanced manufacturing controls technologies at our Detroit facilities.

The role requires a strong background in PLCs, robotics, and automation, with hands-on experience in electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic controls, data integrity, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering teams.