EV HV Battery Technician – Field Diagnostics

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Warren, MI seeks an EV High Voltage Battery Technician to safely disassemble and test Reserve Energy Storage System (RESS) battery packs within a teardown cell. You will support root-cause analysis, document findings, and collaborate with engineering to implement corrective actions in production.

Travel about 25% to dealer locations, perform heavy lifting with forklifts/cranes, and maintain records.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in the mechanical or electrical field
• 2 years related work experience
• Detailed knowledge of complex mechanical and/or electrical concepts
• Ability to perform physical duties involving lifting and moving battery modules and crates
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel by air and safely drive a vehicle, with approximately 25% travel
• Competence with typical office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Champion safe disassembly of high voltage EV battery assemblies and related components, capturing failure cause and findings
• Assist with logistics, crating/uncrating and preliminary tests on high voltage battery assemblies
• Perform physical duties involving lifting and moving large high voltage batteries and crates
• Travel to dealer locations to root cause and disassemble battery packs on site (approx. 25% travel)
• Maintain records on work performed and data collected
• Suggest process improvements for safety and efficiency
• Develop and sustain workplace organization practices
• Communicate findings with engineering personnel
• Support revisions to procedures to improve safety and efficiency

Skills

High voltage safety

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Associate degree in mechanical or electrical

Bachelor's degree

Tools

High voltage test equipment

Overhead crane operation

Job description

General Motors in Warren, MI seeks an EV High Voltage Battery Technician to safely disassemble and test Reserve Energy Storage System (RESS) battery packs within a teardown cell. You will support root-cause analysis, document findings, and collaborate with engineering to implement corrective actions in production.

Travel about 25% to dealer locations, perform heavy lifting with forklifts/cranes, and maintain records.