Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Autonomous Material Handling

Job Description

The Role

GM is transforming material movement inside our plantsfrom manual forkliftbased flows to highly automated softwaredefined Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) and Autonomous Fork Truck (AFT) systems.

As an Autonomous Material Handling Manufacturing Engineer you will turn earlystage AMR/AFT concepts into plantready manufacturing solutions. You will define requirements run pilots support launches and ensure autonomous systems integrate cleanly with GM processes layouts safety standards and operator workflows.

You will collaborate across Manufacturing Engineering ARC/R&D Material Flow Controls/Robotics IT/OT Safety plants and external suppliers to industrialize nextgeneration automated materialhandling systems that can scale across GM.

What Youll Do

Advance AMR/AFT Technology from Concept to Plant Use

• Translate roadmap direction into detailed engineering requirements use cases and test plans.
• Work with ARC/R&D and suppliers to move technologies from lab prototypes to plant pilots.
• Define system interfaces test cases and datacollection processes to progress technologies through MRL 17.
• Document gaps risks and required mitigations for maturity progression.

Lead Manufacturing Integration for Autonomous Material Handling

• Ensure AMR/AFT solutions comply with manufacturing safety and IT/OT requirements.
• Develop route definitions docking/handoff logic traffic rules buffer strategies and exceptionhandling concepts.
• Integrate AMR/AFT with WMS/MES PLCs and plant controls.
• Convert pilot learnings into reusable standard work templates and integration guides.

Plan and Run Pilots Trials and PreProduction Deployments

• Lead technical execution at pilot and deployment sites.
• Coordinate onsite testing shakedowns and progression from supervised to autonomous operation.
• Validate performance against safety throughput and costpermove targets.
• Maintain issue logs risk registers action plans and concise leadership updates.

Create and Industrialize Manufacturing Requirements & Standards

• Define plantready requirements for AMR/AFT layouts traffic rules charging strategies safety zones and operator interactions.
• Support creation of standards reference architectures PFMEAs control plans and launchreadiness criteria.
• Partner with plants to embed autonomoushandling requirements into work instructions and training content.

Drive CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Serve as the AMR/AFT manufacturing SME for assigned programs or plants.
• Support Material Flow Controls IT/OT Safety and Product Engineering in technical tradeoffs.
• Prepare concise onepagers decks demos and technical summaries for leadership and councils.
• Supply databased inputs for business cases (labor redeployment costpermove avoided capital).

Support Field Operations Launch and Continuous Improvement

• Provide onsite support during key build events pilots and launches.
• Ensure clean handoff from development to sustained operation.
• Close feedback loops using realworld performance data and operator input.
• Identify new use cases for AMR/AFT to further reduce manual movement and expand automation.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering automation/robotics or materialhandling system integration.
• Direct experience deploying or supporting automated systems (AMR/AFT/AGV warehouse automation or similar).
• Handson experience running pilots trials or rampups in production or logistics environments.
• Strong understanding of automotive/manufacturing operations materialflow processes and automation integration.
• Ability to translate highlevel objectives into detailed technical requirements test plans and system interfaces.
• Comfortable working crossfunctionally with Manufacturing ARC/R&D suppliers IT/OT and Safety.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL 17) and/or GVDP or similar launch processes.
• Willingness and ability to travel 25%.

What Could Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Prior plant or launch assignment (23 years) in manufacturing material flow or automation.
• Handson experience configuring commissioning or supporting AMR/AFT/AGV systems or warehouse automation platforms.
• Experience with industrial controls robot/vehicle software WMS/MES or IT/OT integration.
• Experience collaborating directly with suppliers/system integrators on design FAT/SAT commissioning and lifecycle support.
• Strong dataanalysis capability using visualization tools to evaluate throughput uptime and utilization.
• Systemsthinking mindset with the ability to identify crosssystem interactions risks and tradeoffs.

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