Hybrid Controls Engineer: Automotive Automation & Robotics

General Motors Company; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company in Arlington, TX is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, develop, and implement advanced controls for automotive body shop operations. You will work with PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and vision systems to ensure reliability and efficiency.

The role requires a BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of automation experience; hybrid in-office and remote work is available, with collaboration across manufacturing, quality, and maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 2+ years of Automation/Controls engineering experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, Siemens HMIs, and machine vision systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement advanced automation controls across automotive manufacturing lines.
• Program and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley PLCs and Siemens HMI/SCADA interfaces.
• Develop and maintain machine vision and 3D vision systems for inspection and bin picking.

Skills

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens TIA Portal

HMI programming

Industrial networks

FANUC robots

Machine vision

3D vision

Python

SQL

EPLAN

Power BI

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

General Motors Company in Arlington, TX is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, develop, and implement advanced controls for automotive body shop operations. You will work with PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and vision systems to ensure reliability and efficiency.

The role requires a BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of automation experience; hybrid in-office and remote work is available, with collaboration across manufacturing, quality, and maintenance teams.