Senior Controls Engineer: Automation & Launch Leadership

General Motors; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Controls Engineer to lead and support manufacturing automation systems, ensuring safety, quality, and throughput. The role involves hands-on electrical controls work, system integration, and continuous improvement across production lines.

You will develop and optimize PLC/HMI programs, support VFDs and robotic systems, and collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and leadership to deliver reliable equipment and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering for automated production.
• Strong troubleshooting and complex automation problem solving.
• Experience with PLC-based control systems and Allen-Bradley platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide controls engineering and electrical support for manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation, controls, and process issues.
• Develop and optimize PLC, HMI, drive, robot, and vision programs.
• Lead safety, risk assessments, and compliance initiatives.
• Design and implement control system improvements for safety and reliability.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Manufacturing automation

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

PLC programming

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RSLogix/Studio 5000

EPLAN

AutoCAD

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Controls Engineer to lead and support manufacturing automation systems, ensuring safety, quality, and throughput. The role involves hands-on electrical controls work, system integration, and continuous improvement across production lines.

You will develop and optimize PLC/HMI programs, support VFDs and robotic systems, and collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and leadership to deliver reliable equipment and safe operations.