Site Engineer
2 days ago• Sunnyvale, CA
Description
General Motors' AV Infrastructure Site Engineering team is seeking an AV Site Engineer to help us build, operate, and scale our data center and lab footprint.
AV Site Engineers at General Motors bring niche knowledge and experience not only in the traditional data center domain but developing industry leading data collection infrastructure as well as custom liquid cooling solutions for General Motors's AV development.
What you'll be doing:
- Responsible for design and developing solutions to physical builds of General Motors' AV infrastructure.
- Ownership of any "on the ground' maintenance required of GM's infrastructure across multiple partner teams nationwide.
- Collaborating and scaling liquid cooled server fleet across GM's data centers.
- Monitoring and responding to environmental alarms (power, cooling, and leak detection).
- Running hardware diagnostics and replacing failing parts in a timely manner.
- Participate in on-call rotation for mission critical services.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Experience working in Data Center Operations for 5+ years or related field
- CompTIA Server Plus, CompTIA Network+, or CCNA certification or Equivalent work experience
- Considerable background in infrastructure build: structured cabling, MDF/IDF/MPOE buildout, as well as power and cooling
- Understanding of electrical and cooling systems with respect to data center environment
- In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and infrastructure
- Experience installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment
- Outstanding ability to work as part of a team, provide support, and resolve errors
- Ability to keep up with advancements in data center infrastructure and technologies
- Proficiency in detailing work processes
- Willingness to work off hours as needed to support maintenance and incidents
- Mentoring colleagues and maturing the program
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal staff and effectively work in team environment
- We appreciate outstanding interpersonal skills!
- Able to participate in on-call rotation
- Ability to stand and crawl, duck, kneel, lift and move up to 50 pounds over short distances
- Ability to climb ladders
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- Travel within metro area as needed
- Occasional travel outside of the metro area for build and operations (15%)
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Prior experience with vendor management
- Hands-on experience with liquid cooled servers
- Solid understanding of modern data center infrastructure management (DCIM) - Sunbird, Nautobot, or other related products
- Effective leadership skills to drive standardization and efficiency across the team
- Experience in Hardware in Loop environment - continuous bench testing
- RCDD Certification
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Sunnyvale office three times per week, at minimum.
Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
- The salary range for this role: is $135,000 to 190,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
- Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
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Client-provided location(s): Sunnyvale, CA
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202519983
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-10-25T00:14:07
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Woman founded/led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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