Advanced Controls Engineer – Robotics Technology Development

Job Description

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day our products move millions of peopleas we aim to makedriving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

The Advanced Controls Engineer within the Robotics Technology Development (RTD) group in the Autonomous Robotics Center (ARC) is a senior individual contributor responsible for architecting delivering and scaling advanced controls solutions for nextgeneration robotic and automation systems across GM manufacturing.

You will combine deep hands-on controls expertise (PLCs safety robotics networks) with systemlevel thinking to design and industrialize fenceless and collaborative automation highperformance robotic cells and standardized controls platforms that can be reused across multiple manufacturing verticals (kitting/sequencing lift assist fastening inspection material movement). As an advanced controls engineer you will own significant technical workstreams endtoend exercise independent judgment on complex topics and provide technical direction and mentorship to other engineers and partners.

You will work closely with R&D ARC and Manufacturing Engineering to advance solutions from lab prototypes through pilot-line readiness (MRL 46) ensuring that controls architectures safety strategies and standards are robust maintainable and ready for handoff to production programs.

What Youll Do

Advanced Controls Design & Integration

• Lead the design implementation and commissioning of controls solutions for robotic cells and automation projects within RTD following GM controls standards and Global Common Controls Hardware/Software (GCCH/S).
  
• Develop and maintain PLC safety PLC HMI and related control logic including standardized function blocks diagnostics and faulthandling approaches aligned to GCCS and RTD best practices.
  
• Architect and integrate industrial robots (e.g. FANUC UR) with PLCs safety systems and field devices for applications such as assembly material handling fastening inspection and lift assist meeting safety throughput and quality targets.
  
• Design and validate fenceless / collaborative controls strategies (safety zones safe speed/position speed & separation monitoring power & force limiting) in alignment with applicable standards and GM practices.

Safety Standards and Architecture

• Apply GM safety standards and riskassessment processes to define and validate safety functions interlocks and safety device integration (light curtains scanners EStops enabling devices safety relays/PLCs).
  
• Contribute to and help steward controls architecture patterns and standards for RTD (hardware templates network architectures software libraries standardized sequences) ensuring they are practical for deployment across plants and suppliers.
  
• Drive standardization and reuse of controls building blocks (templates reusable code test cases documentation) that can be leveraged across ARC verticals and programs.

Program Execution & Technology Development

• Own controls workstreams for development cells pilot systems and advanced technology projects from concept and requirements through integration debug and pilot-line buyoff (MRL 46).
  
• Partner with robotics perception and software teams to integrate advanced control algorithms motion planning vision and sensing into productionrepresentative systems ensuring they are maintainable by plant organizations.
  
• Use simulation emulation and virtual commissioning as appropriate (e.g. vPLC robot simulation digital twins) to frontload debug validate sequences and safety behavior and reduce onsite commissioning time.
  
• Support system bringup debug and optimization at the Global Technical Center and when required at manufacturing sites; provide expert support during trials pilots and early production runs.

Collaboration Influence and Mentorship

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering plant teams IT/OT and suppliers to align controls designs with plant standards cyber requirements and lifecycle support needs.
  
• Provide technical direction and coaching to controls engineers robotics engineers and supplier teams on RTD standards safety practices and advanced controls techniques.
  
• Capture and communicate lessons learned best practices and design guidance through documentation design reviews and internal forums contributing to ARC/RTD technical roadmaps and standards evolution.

About GM

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