Sr. Controls & Electrical Engineer

Job Description

The role

The Senior Controls & Electrical Engineer leads the design, development, integration, commissioning, and optimization of industrial control systems and electrical equipment. This role supports automation projects from concept through production launch, ensuring safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation.

What You'll Do

• Lead controls and electrical engineering activities for new equipment, process improvements, and production launches.
• Design, program, integrate, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, robotics, motion-control, safety, and industrial-network systems.
• Develop electrical schematics, control panels, I/O documentation, device layouts, and engineering specifications.
• Coordinate equipment installation, startup, commissioning, validation, and production readiness.
• Diagnose complex electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation issues and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, safety, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with applicable electrical, machine-safety, environmental, and company standards.
• Manage engineering changes, technical documentation, project schedules, budgets, and supplier deliverables.
• Support continuous improvement, downtime reduction, first-time quality, and process capability initiatives.
• Analyze production data and control-system performance to improve reliability and throughput.
• Provide technical leadership during launch, escalation, and root-cause problem-solving activities.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• Typically, 5+ years of experience in controls, electrical engineering, industrial automation, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with PLC programming, HMI systems, robotics, motion control, industrial networks, and machine safety.
• Ability to read and develop electrical schematics and control-system documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting, project-management, communication, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience leading technical projects and working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to support equipment commissioning and production issues, including occasional off-shift or travel requirements.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Professional engineering license or advanced engineering degree.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation, Siemens, FANUC, or comparable platforms.
• Knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes, Industry 4.0, data collection, and plant-floor systems.
• Experience with electrical power distribution, controls standards, risk assessments, and safety validation.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or similar design tools.
• Experience mentoring engineers and technicians.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

The selected candidate will be required to travel