Lead Automation Controls Engineer
On-site · Bedford, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Lead the controls and automation scope for new equipment, major upgrades, and continuous improvement projects across controls, robotics, cobots, and machine vision applications. Provide technical leadership for automation system architecture, equipment functionality, and overall system performance; develop, review, and approve controls hardware concepts, software design approaches, integration plans, and commissioning activities. Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to controls, robotics, machine vision, safety systems, and equipment reliability. Drive improvements in safety, quality, throughput, cost, and operational performance by partnering with manufacturing engineering, plant engineering, operations, maintenance, suppliers, integrators, IT, and launch teams. Support the application and integration of collaborative robotics and vision-enabled automation solutions in production environments and evaluate emerging automation technologies with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and low-risk launch execution. Provide technical direction, coaching, and day-to-day support to less experienced engineers, integrators, and technical resources; help standardize methods, improve technical discipline, and strengthen execution practices across controls, robotics, and vision systems. This role is onsite at GM (no immigration sponsorship) with relocation benefits potential and requires a senior level engineering background and leadership capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on technical experience
- 5+ years of experience in controls engineering, automation engineering, robotics engineering, or manufacturing systems integration
- Strong knowledge of industrial control systems and the ability to apply that knowledge in a manufacturing or production environment
- Experience with PLC and HMI programming, industrial networking, and controls system troubleshooting
- Demonstrated experience integrating or supporting robotics, automated equipment, or advanced manufacturing systems
- Working knowledge of machine vision, error-proofing, automated inspection, or sensor-based manufacturing applications
- Experience leading technical workstreams or serving as a senior technical resource on complex automation projects
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
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