General Motors

Facilities Electrical Engineer

General Motors • $85K — $100K *
Lansing, MI 48911In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Professional experience with industrial, manufacturing, utility, or commercial electrical systems.
  • Knowledge of electrical distribution and safety practices, including grounding and overcurrent protection.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and construction drawings.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with project management capabilities.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and engineering documentation maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical expert for plant electrical systems including high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution.
  • Support the operation and maintenance of various electrical equipment such as substations and lighting systems.
  • Maintain and enhance electrical schematics and documentation.
  • Develop and approve electrical switching plans and risk assessments.
  • Ensure adherence to GM Electrical Safety Written Program requirements and foster a safety-first culture.
  • Coordinate electrical outages to minimize risk and production loss.
  • Investigate electrical incidents and identify corrective actions.

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits may be available.
  • Commitment to a safe work environment and continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

General Motors is seeking a Facilities Electrical Engineer to help operate, improve, and expand the electrical infrastructure that enables safe, reliable vehicle manufacturing. This plant-facing role partners with Facilities, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Safety, contractors, utilities, and plant leadership to maintain electrical systems, deliver facility projects, and strengthen electrical safety performance.

The successful candidate will combine sound electrical-engineering judgment with practical field execution. They will work across active manufacturing environments, respond to urgent plant needs, and lead work that protects people, supports production, and improves long-term facility reliability.

What You Will Do
  • Serve as a technical resource for plant electrical systems, including high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution.
  • Support safe operation and maintenance of substations, switchgear, feeders, power panels, lighting systems, emergency power, and related facility electrical equipment.
  • Maintain and improve power-distribution schematics, power-panel records, lighting databases, arc-flash information, and other engineering documentation.
  • Develop, review, and approve electrical switching plans, lockout and isolation requirements, risk assessments, and pre-task planning documents.
  • Apply GM Electrical Safety Written Program requirements and help ensure safe-work practices are understood and followed by employees, skilled trades, contractors, and service providers.
  • Coordinate planned electrical outages and restoration activities to minimize risk, downtime, and lost production.
  • Investigate electrical incidents, equipment issues, and emerging hazards; identify corrective actions and track them through closure.
  • Plan and support preventive and predictive maintenance activities, including substation, feeder, switchgear, and facility electrical-system work.
  • Lead or support facility electrical projects from scope development and cost estimating through procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
  • Review electrical designs, drawings, specifications, contractor work, and field installations for code compliance, safety, quality, and maintainability.
  • Coordinate with local utilities and external service providers on electrical-system testing, maintenance, upgrades, and outage planning.
  • Support energy, sustainability, reliability, and risk-management initiatives involving plant electrical systems.
  • Participate in engineering, facilities coordination, emergency-response, electrical-safety, and continuous-improvement activities.
  • Communicate technical issues and recommendations clearly to plant leadership, skilled trades, union partners, contractors, and cross-functional teams.
  • Share lessons learned and help standardize effective electrical-safety and facility-engineering practices across GM sites.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Professional experience with industrial, manufacturing, utility, or commercial electrical systems.
  • Working knowledge of electrical distribution, electrical safety, grounding, overcurrent protection, and safe isolation practices.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, equipment documentation, and construction drawings.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project-management, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in an operating manufacturing plant and respond to time-sensitive issues.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience maintaining engineering records and technical databases.
  • Commitment to GM safety expectations, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement.


Preferred Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience
  • Professional Engineer license or progress toward licensure.
  • Experience with medium-voltage distribution, substations, switchgear, feeders, or industrial power systems.
  • Experience with arc-flash studies, incident-energy labeling, electrical system coordination, or power-quality analysis.
  • Experience developing or reviewing switching procedures, lockout documentation, electrical safe-work practices, or energized-work controls.
  • Experience supporting electrical systems in an automotive or large-scale manufacturing facility.
  • Familiarity with AutoCAD, facility-management or computerized-maintenance systems, power-monitoring systems, and electrical engineering databases.
  • Experience leading contractors, coordinating utility work, or managing construction and facility-improvement projects.
  • Knowledge of emergency power, lighting, fire and security systems, data-center electrical systems, or industrial communications infrastructure.
  • Experience applying GM operating systems, standardized work, layered audits, problem-solving, or continuous-improvement methods.
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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