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General MotorsCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in the design, development, and troubleshooting of fluid-power systems, including pneumatic and hydraulic components. Proficient in project management, technical training delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance manufacturing processes.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Fluid-Power System DesignPneumatic And Hydraulic Equipment TroubleshootingProject Management MethodologiesTechnical Training DevelopmentSupplier Design Review Support
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide technical leadership for the design, development, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of pneumatic, hydraulic, and related fluid-power systems
- Specify, design, procure, integrate, and validate fluid-power systems for press, die-handling, material-handling, automation, and manufacturing equipment
- Develop and review fluid-power architectures, schematics, bills of material, component specifications, calculations, and technical documentation
- Select and size pumps, motors, cylinders, actuators, valves, manifolds, accumulators, filters, regulators, lubricators, tubing, hoses, and fittings
- Evaluate pressure, flow, force, speed, response time, heat generation, contamination, leakage, and energy consumption
- Interface fluid-power systems with electrical controls, PLCs, sensors, safety systems, HMIs, and machine sequencing
- Support safety-related functions including safe stopping, pressure isolation, stored-energy control, guarding interfaces, and lockout energy control
- Troubleshoot pneumatic and hydraulic equipment using schematics, measurement tools, diagnostic instruments, and structured problem-solving methods
- Lead root-cause analyses and corrective actions for equipment failures and repeat downtime
- Support equipment installation, supplier build reviews, runoffs, commissioning, debugging, production launch, and final acceptance
- Analyze equipment performance and reliability data to improve uptime, cycle time, quality, maintainability, and operating cost
- Partner with maintenance and operations on preventive-maintenance, predictive-maintenance, inspection, spare-parts, and troubleshooting strategies
- Review supplier designs and provide technical direction to suppliers, contractors, plant personnel, and engineering support resources
- Identify and implement cost reductions, standardization, design improvements, and energy-efficiency initiatives
- Support Management of Change activities and document, review, test, and implement engineering changes
- Maintain records of designs, calculations, schematics, equipment changes, validation results, commissioning activities, and lessons learned
- Develop and deliver technical training for maintenance, production, and engineering personnel
- Provide work direction and technical guidance to engineering support personnel and project team members
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical and/or Computer, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining machinery and equipment in manufacturing
- Knowledge of mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, engineering mechanics, and manufacturing methods engineering
- Experience coordinating design and construction activities, preferably in automotive manufacturing facilities
- Experience with project management methodologies
- Understanding of Microsoft software, including MS Project
- Ability to use CAD systems such as AutoCAD, Unigraphics, SOLIDWORKS, Teamcenter, and Teamcenter Visualization
- Ability to develop and deliver technical training
- Ability to provide work direction and technical guidance
- Preferred: Master's degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience
- Preferred: 5+ years of relevant manufacturing machinery and equipment experience
- Preferred: 3+ years supporting industrial equipment, manufacturing systems, machinery, or fluid-power applications
- Ability to read pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical drawings, equipment manuals, and bills of material
- Experience with structured root-cause analysis and hands-on measurement techniques
- Experience with proportional or servo-hydraulic systems, pressure-compensated pumps, hydraulic power units, high-pressure circuits, pneumatic motion-control systems, or vacuum applications
- Experience with fluid-power component selection, system sizing, pressure and flow calculations, and energy-efficiency improvements
- Familiarity with NFPA, ISO, SAE, OSHA, and applicable GM machinery-safety requirements
- Experience supporting supplier design reviews, equipment runoffs, installation, commissioning, production launch, and plant acceptance
- Experience with Microsoft Office, data-analysis tools, or computerized maintenance and asset-management systems
- Experience with PLC-controlled machinery, HMIs, sensors, safety circuits, and industrial communication interfaces
- Formal training or certification in fluid power, hydraulics, pneumatics, machinery safety, reliability, or maintenance engineering is preferred
- Experience leading technical work at supplier build shops or manufacturing facilities is preferred
- Candidates with a two-year associate degree in a related technical discipline and extensive directly relevant industrial fluid-power experience may also be considered
- Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future
- Must live within a 50-mile radius of the Warren, Michigan home location
- Ability to travel regularly 25–50%
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Retirement savings plan
- Sickness and accident benefits
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Tuition assistance programs
- Employee assistance program
- GM vehicle discounts
- Potential relocation benefits for eligible candidates
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Fluid-Power Component SelectionPressure And Flow CalculationsRoot-Cause AnalysisSystem SizingMechanical Drawing InterpretationData Analysis ToolsProportional Or Servo-Hydraulic SystemsEnergy-Efficiency ImprovementsManufacturing Methods EngineeringTechnical Documentation Development
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipWork DirectionCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication
Tools & Technologies
AutoCADSOLIDWORKSMS ProjectTeamcenterPLC-Controlled MachineryHMI SystemsDiagnostic InstrumentsMeasurement ToolsComputerized Maintenance SystemsIndustrial Communication Interfaces
Certifications & Qualifications
Fluid Power CertificationMachinery Safety CertificationReliability Engineering CertificationMaintenance Engineering Certification
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing Systems EngineeringAutomotive ManufacturingNFPA StandardsISO StandardsSAE StandardsOSHA ComplianceFluid-Power ApplicationsIndustrial EquipmentSafety CircuitsEnergy Consumption Analysis