Senior Manufacturing Process Controls Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: Spring Hill, Tennessee, United States; 20% domestic travel required.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive technologies and vehicles focused on zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

What you will do

• Plan, execute, and launch high-volume transmission, electric drive unit, battery, fuel cell, and automated storage system programs.
• Design, implement, and optimize automation controls for machining equipment, robotics, conveyors, AGVs, material handling, heat treat, leak testing, and other manufacturing systems.
• Program and integrate PLCs, CNCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, Fanuc robots, vision systems, and third-party manufacturing equipment.
• Prepare electrical designs, switchgear sizing, schematics, safety circuits, and BOM reports in accordance with applicable GM, IEC, UL, and NFPA standards.
• Lead equipment design reviews, controls runoffs, functional validations, safety buyoffs, risk assessments, and production launch activities with suppliers, integrators, and engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot controls and software issues, perform root-cause analysis, and improve system quality, cost, responsiveness, and safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation.
• Four years of experience with Siemens Step7, SINUMERIK 840D, Sinamics drives, TIA Portal, WinCC, Rockwell PLCs, RSLogix5000, and related HMI/CNC technologies.
• Experience with E-plan, AutoCAD, industrial automation protocols including Profinet, Profibus, and Ethernet, and third-party devices such as presses, cameras, RFID, and laser systems.
• Experience with GM controls standards including GCCS, GCCH, G4 Robots, FACS, PTPMC, and GPMC.
• Experience with equipment safety, process error proofing, electrical drawing approval, controls runoffs, simultaneous engineering, and cross-functional technical problem resolution.

Culture & Benefits

• Employment with hirify.global and access to a total rewards and benefits program.
• Inclusive workplace focused on belonging and non-discrimination.
• Role involves collaboration with GM plants, headquarters engineering groups, suppliers, equipment integrators, and safety teams across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
• Domestic travel is required for program and plant activities.