Field Service Engineer Irvine - Costa Mesa CA

GM Field Service EngineerThis position does not require employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. The employee's role enables them to work off-site on a permanent basis. This position requires an employee to cover territory visits to dealerships in a recurring frequency. The territory covers Irvine, Costa Mesa, CA and surrounding area. The selected candidate must live in territory or relocate to Irvine, Costa Mesa (30 mile radius).The Role:GM Field Service Engineers (FSEs) provide on-site professional automotive, business support to GM's retail and wholesale communities. FSEs have broad responsibilities including vehicle diagnostic and repair support, providing an avenue for escalated cases, product problem resolution and territory management support for GM. The primary FSE objective is to diagnose and direct repairs on customer vehicles and to mitigate the progression to qualify for repurchase and reduce warranty expense. FSEs will also evaluate Dealership internal comeback processes, provide Dealership onsite service readiness feedback and support Techline products at GM Dealerships.Retail Support:Provide third level, on-site support to resolve automotive technical 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 District Manager Parts and Service (DMPS) the Regional Business Resource Managers (BRM) to mitigate the progression to qualify for repurchase and reduce warranty expense. 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 all resources to gather information of high risk 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 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, 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. Build and Maintain customer relationships with Dealership management teams with focus on the Dealership Service department.Wholesale Support: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 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" lawsuits, to protect GM interests. Provide warranty waste reduction suggestions to FSE Leadership and the BQM Team.