Automotive Associate Degree Entry Level Technician

Mechanical Technician 4

The Mechanical Technician 4 plays a key role in modifying, testing, and repairing machinery, equipment, and vehicles in close collaboration with engineering staff. This position supports the design, validation, and optimization of industrial machinery and automotive service procedures, ensuring that equipment and vehicles are built, maintained, and serviced in line with precise technical specifications. The role combines hands-on mechanical work, detailed time studies, and thorough documentation to improve service manuals and repair processes.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve detailed drawings and sketches to support drafting completion and to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet, or wood shops.
• Approve project instructions and blueprints to determine test specifications, procedures, objectives, and the nature of technical problems such as redesign requirements.
• Approve project instructions and specifications to identify, modify, and plan fabrication, assembly, and testing requirements.
• Communicate changes in design, manufacturing methods, assembly processes, and drafting techniques and procedures to staff, and approve necessary corrections.
• Review and approve tool drawing designs by measuring drawing dimensions and comparing them with original specifications for form and function using engineering skills.
• Supervise tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to evaluate proposals for improving equipment performance.
• Analyze test results against design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet required specifications.
• Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery, equipment, and measuring instruments.
• Work on all aspects of vehicles, including disassembly and reassembly, with a focus on optimizing processes and improving service procedures.
• Validate service procedures directly on vehicles to ensure they can be performed as written in service manuals.
• Identify and correct errors in service procedures, and propose optimizations to improve accuracy, efficiency, and clarity.
• Conduct detailed time studies for removal and installation processes to measure and optimize the duration of repair and maintenance tasks.
• Document validations and time studies comprehensively, ensuring clear, accurate, and usable technical documentation.
• Follow trackers and documentation for a wide range of service procedures across multiple vehicle systems.
• Communicate project status, findings, and recommendations to leadership and engineering teams as needed.
• Collaborate with mechanical service development engineers and service integration engineers to validate and refine repair procedures and service manuals.
• Undertake special assignments related to service procedure validation, process optimization, and mechanical testing as requested.

Essential Skills

• 8–10 years of experience in mechanical or engineering technology roles involving machinery, equipment, and component testing and modification.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant automotive servicing experience, including maintenance and repair on vehicles.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to perform maintenance and repair on cars, including diagnostics, inspections, and preventative maintenance.
• Ability to make accurate sketches, engineering drawings, and common computations related to mechanical components and assemblies.
• Ability to perform detailed calculations to establish manufacturing, construction, and installation standards and specifications.
• Strong knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology in mechanical and automotive contexts.
• Experience using computer applications and design software related to the engineering field.
• Proficiency in conducting detailed time studies to measure and analyze the duration of repair and maintenance tasks.
• Skill in validating and optimizing service procedures to ensure they are accurate, efficient, and executable as written.
• Competence in technical documentation, including clear and comprehensive recording of procedures, time studies, and validations.
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