Industrial Engineer – Autonomous Material Handling & Simulation

Job Description

Work Arrangement

Onsite based at the GM Global Technical Center (Warren MI) with regular travel to North American plants for workshops simulations trials commissioning and readiness reviews. This role includes periodic lineside and dockside work during scoping validation and launch phases (including offshift or weekend support when required).

The Role

GM is scaling nextgeneration autonomous materialhandling technologies across our manufacturing footprint. As an Industrial Engineer / Lean Material Strategies Engineer AMR/AFT Automation & Simulation you will design validate and deploy automated materialdelivery solutions using Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Automated Fork Trucks (AFT).

You will bridge material flow engineering layout design simulation automation requirements and crossfunctional integration to deliver safe reliable and costeffective docktodock automation. This role is highly collaborative working across IE/LMS Controls IT ARC GSC and plant operations to ensure GMs automated materialhandling systems are productionready scalable and aligned with enterprise standards.

What Youll Do

Material Flow Layout and Simulation

• Develop futurestate AMR/AFT materialflow concepts (dock to DLOC DLOC to ULOC/POU empties return) aligned to LMS standards.
• Ensure aisle geometry storage strategies and containerization support AMR/AFT operation.
• Lead or coordinate fullfacility simulations (manual automated traffic) to validate takt capability congestion risk and fleet sizing.
• Translate simulation results into fleet quantities charger counts route designs and businesscase inputs.

Automation Requirements & Accessories

• Define and specify AMR/AFT auxiliary equipment (P&D stands roller racks risers turntables reflectors etc.).
• Support sourcing and installation of operatorinterface devices and integration hardware (e.g. sensors traffic lights conveyor/hoist interfaces).

CrossFunctional Integration

• Align requirements across IE/LMS Controls IT and suppliers to ensure complete accurate IO/requirements documentation.
• Ensure AMR/AFT solutions meet GM standards for safety controls cybersecurity WMS/VaaS connectivity and integration with ASRS and related automation systems.

Project Execution & Readiness

• Support development of SOR/SOW content for AMR/AFT deployments.
• Own or support readiness sheets for IE/LMS deliverables (GMOS updates racks kitting accessories layout changes) through SOP and stabilization.
• Track and report AMR/AFT fleet readiness integration status and KPI performance for assigned sites.

Plant Engagement & Operational Alignment

• Partner with plant IE LMS ME GSC Safety Facilities and Leadership to align on automation scope constraints tradeoffs and performance targets.
• Contribute to training documentation and knowledge transfer for plant teams and first responders.

Continuous Improvement & Standards

• Feed lessons learned into LMS standards templates and training for future deployments.
• Identify and help close systemic constraints (floor conditions container strategies layout gaps simulation limitations) that limit AMR/AFT scalability or performance.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Experience in automotive manufacturing LMS or industrial engineering preferably in highvolume assembly or machining environments.
• Handson experience with materialflow modeling layout development and/or simulation (GMOS plant/route simulations or equivalent tools).
• Working knowledge of AMR/AFT/AGV systems (routes charging P&D strategies safety envelopes constraints) or similar automation technologies.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to translate simulation and layout analyses into clear design requirements and business impacts.
• Proven ability to work crossfunctionally with Controls IT ME Safety Facilities and plant operations.
• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering Supply Chain or related field.

What Could Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience working with LMS RASICs program trackers or structured execution frameworks.
• Direct involvement in deploying AMR/AFT ASRS or other automated materialhandling solutions.
• Familiarity with GM materialhandling tools (GMOS LMS Scorecards PFEP PinMap analysis LMS Walls).
• Exposure to automation KPI frameworks (uptime throughput trip efficiency fleet readiness).
• Knowledge of controls/IT concepts related to automated delivery (PLC/HMI basics networked chargers device interlocks WMS/VaaS).

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