Manufacturing Engineering Cybersecurity and Network Execution Resident

Job Description

Onsite

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Marion Metal Center on a full-time basis.

The Role

In our pursuit to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, GM’s Global Manufacturing Engineering team is challenging the limits on what is possible and embracing agility as it reimagines how to build the next generation of vehicles.

Our diverse team of Global Automation Standards and Cybersecurity Manufacturing Engineers are primarily responsible for defining and implementing Cybersecurity Policies, Practices and Solutions for Manufacturing, reporting to the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Officer. Tightly coupled with these responsibilities is maintaining and ongoing development of the Plant Floor Network Strategy for the Global Common Controls Architecture. The scope covers all Manufacturing, including Vehicle Assembly, Global Propulsion Systems, Stamping, Casting, Components, and others, globally.

The Cybersecurity Resident Engineer leads the plant to “Get Secure and Stay Secure” under the Manufacturing Engineering Cybersecurity Program. In addition to supporting the plant in achieving all cybersecurity metrics, thereby, protecting the plant floor systems from being compromised or vulnerable to cyber threats.

The primary responsibility is the implementation of Cybersecurity policies, best practices and standardized solutions developed under the program for manufacturing cybersecurity along with maintaining and supporting plant floor network and systems.

This position is ongoing, challenging, and a rewarding role along with being instrumental in making the GM manufacturing cybersecurity program a success. This person would need to be well-versed in manufacturing automation technologies, capable of working independently with remote supervision, and is self-driven.

Ability to develop/motivate others, foster collaboration & teamwork, champion of change, and demonstrate initiative. Collaboration and teamwork are required with other Cybersecurity Resident Engineers along with the Cybersecurity Development team, Manufacturing Operations, Local & Central IT Teams to enable continuity on a global scale.

What You'll Do

• Implement cybersecurity controls and solutions developed under the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program.

• Single Point of Contact to the plant manufacturing team, for manufacturing Cybersecurity and Industrial Ethernet Controls Network (IECN) issues.

• Drive cybersecurity and network issues upstream for resolution.

• Utilize the plant IT reporting systems (Cylance, Qualys, and other tools) to identify, communicate and fix endpoint security issues.

• Maintain asset inventory of all manufacturing networked/non-networked assets in the plant.

• Communicate and support vulnerability remediation activities of IECN devices in the plant.

• Engage Manufacturing Automation & Standards organization in assessing and reviewing newly proposed solutions or new applications at the plant.

• Ensure proper usage of standard e-Tools used to configure, troubleshoot, and audit IECN networks.

• Support System & User Acceptance Test activities for connecting IECN switches and devices to the plant floor networks.

• Support launch and steady-state cybersecurity assessments and activities.

• Attend global manufacturing cybersecurity meetings for awareness and lessons-learned sharing.

• Support Plant Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environmental metrics.

• Document and share lessons-learned for continuous improvement.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)​​  

• 2 years of experience combined in Vehicle/Powertrain Manufacturing operations or engineering.

• Hands on experience with Ethernet/IP, Hirschmann, and/or Cisco switch hardware along with various industrial field-bus communication networks like Device Net, Profibus etc. and PLC Programming

• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Familiarity with Network and Computer Communications Standards

• Associate degree in engineering or equivalent experience

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)​  

• 2 years of experience in industrial controls systems (ICS)

• Cisco certified in CCNA, CCNP, or CCSP is