Field Service Engineer - Irvine, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles CA

General Motors•Work From Home - California, CA

7d•$74,000 - $114,800•Remote

About The Position

This remote position allows the employee to work off-site permanently, but requires regular territory visits to dealerships in Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Los Angeles, CA. The selected candidate must live within the territory or relocate within a 50-mile radius. GM Field Service Engineers (FSEs) provide on-site professional automotive, business, and computer technical support to GM's retail and wholesale communities. Responsibilities include vehicle diagnostic and repair support, handling escalated cases, product problem resolution, and territory management. The primary objective is to diagnose and direct repairs on customer vehicles to reduce vehicle repurchases and warranty expenses for GM. FSEs also evaluate dealership internal comeback processes, provide service readiness feedback, and support Techline products at GM Dealerships.

Requirements

100% USA Geographic mobility is a requirement for this and all future moves in the field.
Extensive hands-on Automotive Dealership Service Department or equivalent vehicle diagnostic and repair experience.
Knowledge and experience with GM Essential Service tools.
State Automotive Technician Certifications as required by state/local law (if relocated certified in new State within one month).
Possession of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.
Proficient user of MS Office applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook (or equivalent e-mail/calendar app).
Ability to manage, resolve, document, and close dispatch cases in the required time-frame.
Ability to build and maintain customer relationships with Dealership management teams with focus on the Dealership Service department.
Ability to work with minimal direction and be responsible for self-training to maintain and increase skills.
A history of maintaining customer satisfaction in a territory with multiple customer locations is desired.
Ability to create and provide specialized training.
Excellent communication skills and time management to successfully prioritize and deliver critical services.
Self-motivated with a proactive approach to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years hands-on Automotive Dealership Service Department or equivalent vehicle diagnostic and repair experience.
Familiar with the GM Comeback Process for GM Dealers.
Familiar with GM Customer Assistance Operations.
Vocational Degree, Technical Degree, Associates Degree or bachelor’s degree.
Proficient user of Data Bus Diagnostic Tools (e.g., via TIS/GDS, NeoVi /V-Spy Intrepid Tools, Buffalo Tool, INCA Tool, etc.).
Proficient user of Pico Scope.
10 plus years customer handling, support, sales, administrative, computer or other business skills applicable to the specific needs of the FSE position.
Computer hardware set-up, internet and wireless communications experience.
Certified in the following Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Tests and re-certification at the required intervals: A1-A9 plus Master Technician certification T1-T8, plus Master Technician certification L1, L2 and L3.
Knowledge of GM Global Connect Service Applications.
Knowledge of GM Service Training College (GM STC) training web site and applications.
Extensive knowledge of GM vehicle control systems, including controller area networks, GM LAN, etc.
100% completion of GM Service Training requirements including achieving GM Master Technician in one or more GM STC Training paths.
GM World Class Technician credentials.
Knowledge of LAN/WAN IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Provide third level, on-site support to resolve automotive technical and Techline issues as escalated through processes in place at the GM Technical Assistance Center and the FSE Dispatch Center.
Respond immediately to dispatch cases for vehicle concerns that may lead to “vehicle down” or potential “repurchase” situations.
Maintain a close working relationship with GM District Managers-Aftersales (DM-A), the Regional CAM and BRSM to review vehicles in repurchase jeopardy and seek creative ways to avoid buy-back.
Work closely with the GM Business Resource Center (BRC) to respond to customers in your area that have contacted Customer Assistance asking for a repurchase of their vehicle.
Utilize GM’s predictive analytics tool to get notifications of high repurchase potential vehicles in your assigned area and assist dealers quickly when one of these high-risk vehicles shows up at a dealer in your area.
Review dealer comeback process on every dealer contact to determine it meets GM’s requirements.
Help implement a comeback process for each dealer that does not have a robust process in place.
Work with the GM West Regional team when help is needed to persuade dealers to implement changes.
Review current Preliminary Information (PI) bulletins for known vehicle concerns with Dealer service personnel.
Drive PI bulletin process by notifying TAC Escalation Team Agents (ETA) of authorized “field fix” information.
Conduct ad-hoc in-Dealership training sessions, which can include technical information on the use of Techline tools and applications, as well as, other diagnostic tools and equipment when the dealer’s deficiencies in these areas are causing buybacks.
Take ownership of Dealer concerns and use effective problem resolution skills.
For those that are contributing to buybacks, trouble-shoot Service department IT hardware and Techline tool problems, using all available resources and follow through to resolution.
For dispatched cases, address GM Dealership customer problem resolution needs via phone or at the Dealership location.
Report on Dealership’s “State of Health” relative to overall service readiness to prevent buybacks.
When lack of qualified Technicians is the cause of buybacks, assist in Dealer Technician recruitment and retention by reviewing “Technician Pipeline” options to Dealer Service Management.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with GM National and Regional Management responsible for Service Operations and Vehicle/Powertrain Brand Quality, including the GM Engineering community with a focus on product quality improvements and minimizing potential repurchases.
Represent GM as the primary resource and spokesperson in the field for automotive technical and Techline product information.
Attend to requests from GM wholesale personnel including Regional Service management, Vehicle/Powertrain Brand Quality, and Engineering as processed through the TAC and FSE Dispatch Center escalation process.
Provide feedback in the form of Field Product Reports (FPRs) to Vehicle/Powertrain Brand Quality Managers and GM Engineering.
Provide support for Better Business Bureau (BBB) arbitration hearings and legal cases, such as “lemon law” law suits, to protect GM interests.
Provide warranty waste reduction suggestions to FSE Leadership and the BQM Team.