Controls Project Engineer

The Role

As a Controls Project Engineer, you’ll lead the controls design effort on assigned projects and serve as the primary point of contact for all project controls requirements, guiding the work from inception through completion.

What You’ll Do

• Own the controls scope from project inception through completion as the single point of contact for customers and internal departments.
• Lead an assigned controls design team, or work independently on smaller projects.
• Manage all customer requirements and coordinate team efforts with internal departments.
• Coordinate customer meetings and drive open issues, approvals, and releases to closure.
• Ensure designs comply with project specifications and schedules; report status and prepare and complete project action plans as required.
• Keep internal departments aware of and aligned with project requirements, and coordinate changes and revisions.
• Support Project Management and Estimating with technical input.
• Follow the Quality System and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Build your own and your team’s expertise through training opportunities and by assisting teammates.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven ability to create and direct the development of controls hardware and software that meets project requirements and customer specifications.
• Recent, relevant experience on GM, FCA (Stellantis), or Ford projects, with working knowledge of their standards, common industry practices, and customer requirements.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations such as power consumption, heat dissipation, network performance, safe stopping distances, and pneumatic and hydraulic requirements.
• Comfort working directly and independently with customers, including leading meetings, resolving open issues, and generating status reports.
• Experience with General Assembly, Tire and Wheel, Fluid Fill, and Alignment automation.

Technical Skills and Certifications

• Electrical design: AutoCAD, EPLAN
• PLC and HMI programming: Rockwell RSLogix, FactoryTalk View, Siemens TIA Portal
• Motion control: Servo systems
• OEM plant systems: GM and FCA systems, including SEP, GEP, MERS, RPM, FIS, and PFCS
• GM certifications and safety training: GCCH, GCCS, EPLAN, MPS, ESWP