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Facilities Electrical Engineer
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles60 certified filings for “Design Release Engineer” (Electrical Engineers) in MI: $132k–$155k, median $140k. Most were filed at wage level IV (81%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description About the Role General Motors is seeking a Facilities Electrical Engineer to help operate, improve, and expand the electrical infrastructure that enables safe, reliable vehicle manufacturing. This plant-facing role partners with Facilities, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Safety, contractors, utilities, and plant leadership to maintain electrical systems, deliver facility projects, and strengthen electrical safety performance. The successful candidate will combine sound electrical-engineering judgment with practical field execution. They will work across active manufacturing environments, respond to urgent plant needs, and lead work that protects people, supports production, and improves long-term facility reliability. What You Will Do • Serve as a technical resource for plant electrical systems, including high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution. • Support safe operation and maintenance of substations, switchgear, feeders, power panels, lighting systems, emergency power, and related facility electrical equipment. • Maintain and improve power-distribution schematics, power-panel records, lighting databases, arc-flash information, and other engineering documentation. • Develop, review, and approve electrical switching plans, lockout and isolation requirements, risk assessments, and pre-task planning documents. • Apply GM Electrical Safety Written Program requirements and help ensure safe-work practices are understood and followed by employees, skilled trades, contractors, and service providers. • Coordinate planned electrical outages and restoration activities to minimize risk, downtime, and lost production. • Investigate electrical incidents, equipment issues, and emerging hazards; identify corrective actions and track them through closure. • Plan and support preventive and predictive maintenance activities, including substation, feeder, switchgear, and facility electrical-system work. • Lead or support facility electrical projects from scope development and cost estimating through procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout. • Review electrical designs, drawings, specifications, contractor work, and field installations for code compliance, safety, quality, and maintainability. • Coordinate with local utilities and external service providers on electrical-system testing, maintenance, upgrades, and outage planning. • Support energy, sustainability, reliability, and risk-management initiatives involving plant electrical systems. • Participate in engineering, facilities coordination, emergency-response, electrical-safety, and continuous-improvement activities. • Communicate technical issues and recommendations clearly to plant leadership, skilled trades, union partners, contractors, and cross-functional teams. • Share lessons learned and help standardize effective electrical-safety and facility-engineering practices across GM sites. Required Qualifications • 1+ years of experience • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. • Professional experience with industrial, manufacturing, utility, or commercial electrical systems. • Working knowledge of electrical distribution, electrical safety, grounding, overcurrent protection, and safe isolation practices. • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, equipment documentation, and construction drawings. • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project-management, and decision-making skills. • Ability to work effectively in an operating manufacturing plant and respond to time-sensitive issues. • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office appli