Manufacturing Controls Engineer — Stamping & Automation

General Motors Company; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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. The role partners with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, IT, and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production.

You will troubleshoot complex controls issues, lead improvements, support launches, and contribute to GM's digital-manufacturing evolution by enabling reliable device-level data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in manufacturing operations, controls engineering, industrial automation, 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, etc.).
• Ability to diagnose complex equipment or process issues and lead root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership for controls systems supporting stamping presses and related plant-floor equipment.
• Troubleshoot complex equipment, controls, and integration issues; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop, test, validate, and document PLC, HMI, motion, safety controls changes per GM standards.
• Support production uptime, quality, safety, throughput, and cost objectives through controls improvements.
• Lead or support controls activities for new programs, installations, launches, upgrades, and plant shutdowns.
• Collaborate with maintenance and trades to create troubleshooting guides, standardized work, and spare-parts strategies.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Industrial networks

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Fanuc controls

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens controls

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. The role partners with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, IT, and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production.

You will troubleshoot complex controls issues, lead improvements, support launches, and contribute to GM's digital-manufacturing evolution by enabling reliable device-level data