Controls Engineer

Description
Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Kokomo, Indiana location on a full-time basis.
Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
The Role:
The Controls Engineer is an individual contributor with recognized expertise responsible for tasks and work throughout the entire product development lifecycle including requirements definition, systems design and implementation, testing, and problem resolution.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Develop and document requirements required to design an automotive system
• Design and manage key strategic interfaces within systems to enable component reuse and consistency to standard methodologies
• Oversee requirements development with other activities
• Provide support to other specialists for root cause analysis
• Strong ability to expertly capture and analyze empirical data
• Design Tests to efficiently find opportunities for design improvements
• Stay on top of industry trends, technologies, and standard methodologies
• Identify and document system vulnerabilities and craft mitigation action plans; track corrective actions

Additional Job Description:
Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Ability to work 1st shift on a full time basis
• Ability to work OT as needed
• Knowledge of manufacturing and maintenance processes/procedures as well as quality control and environmental procedures
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and significantly complex projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical/control systems and the ability to apply these concepts within a manufacturing environment
• Experience in PLC and HMI programming, Ethernet and/or Devicenet networks
• Knowledge of servo motors, motion control and drives
• Experience in Fanuc robots setup and programming
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical concepts involving machine designs, process requirements involved in the manufacturing process
• Ability to use computer, interpret blueprints, engineering drawings and learn new systems

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in controls engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• 3 years of demonstrated technical knowledge of electrical/control systems and ability to apply these concepts within a manufacturing environment
• 3 years of experience in Control Architectures:
  - PLC: Allen Bradley / Siemens
  - Robot/CNC: Fanuc Robotics / Siemens CNC / Fanuc CNC
  - Vision: Cognex / Keyence / Fanuc iR Vision
  - Variable Frequency Drive (VFD): Allen Bradley / Siemens
• Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics
• Knowledge of high voltage power distribution

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Additional Description
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