Group Leader- Engineering Maintenance Technical Support

Job Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.  

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

The Group Leader reports to an Engineering Group Manager and oversees the Engineering Maintenance and Technical Support (EMT) support organization. The EMT team is primarily responsible for specifying, sourcing, engineering, integrating, safely commissioning and developing a robust maintenance model for test equipment within the lab. This role directly affects the quality, durability and performance of vehicles and related products developed by General Motors.

This job is based in General Motors’ Milford Proving Grounds Energy and Emissions Laboratories. The lab and results it produces are used by GM’s growing team of engineers in support of the vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.

The Group Leader role is a good fit for a qualified individual who is interested in state-of-the-art technologies and testing methods, system-level integration, and related equipment in a laboratory setting. This role offers people leader experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point contact to internal and external stakeholders for Engineering Maintenance and Technical support related activities, including day-to-day operations and future planning initiatives
• Manage team workload, help estimate timing, set priorities, and balance tasks across the team based on skillset while finding opportunities to expand capability amongst the team
• Monitor ongoing tasks, providing regular status reports to stakeholders and leadership while proactively identifying and escalating roadblocks when appropriate
• Lead and support projects that specify, source, engineer, integrate, install, and commission new test equipment
• Understand and oversee capital and maintenance indirect expenses including forecasting and tracking spending.
• Function as a subject matter expert in the G-Risk, G-Comply, Management of Change, and Contractor Safety Management processes pertaining to facility infrastructure supporting test activities
• Act as a technical resource to internal and supplier teams in all aspects of Engineering Maintenance and Technical Support
• Ability to create, launch, and manage a preventative equipment maintenance system and related plans for key facility infrastructure supporting testing activities
• Maintain awareness of the latest test equipment and technology, including commissioning, safe operating procedures, and maintenance requirements
• Maintain awareness of the product forecast within the broader Product Development community. Planning for the future as it relates to test equipment and related methods to ensure future products can be tested safely, on-time, and with quality. 
• As needed, represent the laboratories within the broader Product Development community
• Perform official people leader functions including training, coaching, performance feedback, and staffing

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• 5 years of related experience
• B.S.E in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Maximo as used for Preventive maintenance, planning and execution
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of autonomy in a complex environment, managing multiple projects by establishing priorities and deliverables with minimal supervision
• Experience with equipment used in Emissions Development and Certification testing (Building and Process)
• Experience utilizing building management systems for diagnosis, troubleshooting overall building operation
• Experience working with equipment suppliers and installation contractors
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team

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

• 7 years of related experience
• Previous people leader experience in a plant/facility environment managing trades focused on building mechanical, electrical and HVAC maintenance
• B.S.E in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and master’s degree
• Experience with equipment maintenance processes in an industrial setting