Manufacturing Cyber Security Engineer

Cybersecurity Jobs; Marion (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors in Marion, Indiana is hiring a Manufacturing Cybersecurity Engineer to help implement and sustain the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program at the plant. This onsite role collaborates with plant operations, IT, cybersecurity teams, suppliers, and global partners to reduce risk while maintaining production.

The role includes coordinating remediation, incident response support, and readiness assessments for new initiatives, pilots, launches, and post-launch operations, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in cybersecurity, CS, IT, or engineering.
• 1+ years in cybersecurity, automotive or manufacturing environments or related areas.
• Degree alternative: 5 years of relevant work experience may substitute for a degree.
• Knowledge of endpoint security, vulnerability management, incident response and recovery.
• Experience identifying and remediating cybersecurity issues with minimal disruption.

Responsibilities

• Implement and sustain the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program at the plant.
• Remediate endpoint security issues and vulnerabilities and coordinate with teams.
• Support incident response, investigations, and recovery activities.
• Conduct cybersecurity readiness assessments for initiatives and launches.
• Coordinate work plans, resources, schedules, and dependencies.
• Communicate status, risks, and downtime impacts to leadership and stakeholders.
• Document assessments, remediation actions, and operating procedures.
• Track open issues through resolution and report risks and impacts.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Endpoint security

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering

5 years of relevant work experience (degree alternative)

Tools

Patch management tools

OT security tools

Job description

General Motors is hiring a Manufacturing Cybersecurity Engineer to support cybersecurity execution at a plant in Marion, Indiana. In this onsite role, you will help implement and sustain the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program while working across plant, IT, cybersecurity, suppliers, and global teams to reduce risk without disrupting production.

You will coordinate remediation for endpoint security issues and vulnerabilities, support incident response and recovery activities, and help evaluate cybersecurity readiness for new initiatives, pilots, launches, and post-launch operations. The position also involves managing site readiness work plans and communicating cybersecurity status, risks, and potential downtime impacts to plant leadership and relevant stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and sustain the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program at the assigned plant.
• Identify, communicate, prioritize, and remediate endpoint security issues and vulnerabilities.
• Support cybersecurity incident response, investigations, recovery activities, and follow-up actions.
• Conduct cybersecurity readiness assessments for new initiatives, pilots, launches, and post-launch operations.
• Coordinate cybersecurity work plans, site-readiness activities, resources, schedules, dependencies, and open issues.
• Partner with plant operations, IT, cybersecurity, suppliers, and global teams to implement effective cybersecurity controls.
• Apply appropriate patching and firmware-update practices for production-critical equipment and OT assets.
• Communicate cybersecurity status, risks, potential downtime impacts, remediation plans, and recovery activities to plant leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Help identify and resolve cybersecurity issues while minimizing disruption to manufacturing operations.
• Document cybersecurity assessments, remediation actions, incident follow-up, recovery activities, and operating procedures.
• Track open issues through resolution and upscale risks, dependencies, and potential production impacts in a timely manner.
• Support continuous improvement of plant cybersecurity processes, controls, and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 1+ years in cybersecurity, automotive or manufacturing operations, industrial control environments, plant technology support, or a related field.
• Degree alternative: A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity practices, including endpoint security, vulnerability management, incident response, and recovery.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, prioritizing, and remediating cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities.
• Working knowledge of patching production-critical equipment and updating firmware on OT assets.
• Ability to execute projects, manage competing priorities, and work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with plant operations, IT, cybersecurity, suppliers, and global stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to assess cybersecurity readiness for initiatives, pilots, launches, and post-launch operations.
• Ability to apply sound judgment when balancing cybersecurity requirements with production continuity and operational priorities.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing automation equipment, industrial control systems, or plant-floor technologies.
• Experience configuring, deploying, and supporting cybersecurity tools in manufacturing or OT environments.
• Experience with plant-floor disaster recovery processes, recovery testing, or operational resilience planning.
• Experience supporting automotive manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, or comparable OT systems.
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity controls and remediation activities across multiple plant or enterprise stakeholders.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, vulnerability-management practices, and OT security standards.

Immigration / sponsorship

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Work location

• Location: Marion, IN (onsite)
• This role is categorized as onsite, meaning the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.
• Relocation: Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

Accommodations

General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call 1-800-865-7580. In your email, include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting and the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.