Sustaining Engineer

Expected compensation: 86.42 USD Per Hour

Hire Art is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Sustaining Engineer to support the reliability, availability, and operational readiness of its autonomous vehicle test and validation fleet.

In this role, you’ll own the investigation and resolution of issues impacting fleet performance across OEM vehicle systems and integrated autonomous vehicle hardware. You’ll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, service, test, and operations teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and improve vehicle reliability and uptime.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on, analytical, and experienced supporting complex electrical and mechanical systems within vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or other highly integrated hardware environments.

• Investigate and resolve issues affecting fleet availability across OEM vehicle systems and integrated AV hardware.
• Drive end‑to‑end issue resolution, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective action development, validation, and fleet implementation.
• Lead reliability and serviceability improvements across electrical and mechanical vehicle systems.
• Support retrofit campaigns, rework activities, installation trials, and field issue triage in partnership with service, test, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Partner with engineering teams to validate and implement design updates that improve vehicle performance, durability, and maintainability.
• Analyze fleet data, telemetry, technician feedback, reliability metrics, and failure trends to identify improvement opportunities and validate corrective actions.
• Support engineering change activities, validation testing, and fleet trials as needed.
• Travel domestically as needed to support fleet operations and engineering activities.

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline; a master's degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience supporting electrical and mechanical systems within sustaining engineering, product development, manufacturing support, reliability engineering, or related environments.
• Experience performing root cause analysis, validation testing, and implementing engineering improvements on complex hardware systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across vehicle, electrical, and mechanical subsystems.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams in engineering, manufacturing, service, or operations environments.
• Ability to analyze technical data and translate findings into corrective actions and reliability improvements.
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite five days per week in Foster City.
• This role requires safety boots that conform to ASTM F2412 / F2413 requirements.

• Experience with EV architectures, high‑voltage systems, or autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Experience supporting robotics, aerospace, industrial equipment, or other highly integrated hardware systems.
• Familiarity with Toyota or OEM vehicle development and release processes.
• Experience using Python, SQL, Databricks, Vector CANalyzer, or similar tools for telemetry, log analysis, and diagnostics.
• Experience with CATIA or other 3D CAD platforms.
• Familiarity with DFMEA, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), or Design for Service (DFS) methodologies.

• Pre‑tax commuter benefits.
• Employer (Hire Art) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service).
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare‑related costs.
• Hire Art covers all costs for short‑ and long‑term disability and life insurance.
• 401k package.

This is a full‑time, ongoing contract position staffed via Hire Art. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

Hire Art values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp‑to‑corp.