Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Company is helping our client find an Engineering Technician to support the build and maintenance of test systems used to validate the design of their autonomous vehicles. In this role, you'll assemble custom hardware to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing of software builds. You'll diagnose and repair test equipment, manage configurations of test platforms for vehicle simulation, and partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues.

The ideal candidate has experience troubleshooting technical issues and working with diagnostic tools and is comfortable building and maintaining complex systems. You are excited to develop new solutions that support a rapidly evolving R&D organization.

As an Engineering Technician, you'll:

• Support and track various configurations and generations of test platforms for vehicle simulation and software test platform.
• Assemble custom hardware to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop testing of software builds.
• Use commercially available, off-the-shelf components to build computers.
• Integrate network and vehicle system components in server racks.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair test hardware and equipment.
• Build cable harnesses based on diagrams or drawings.
• Occasionally move computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds with assistance.
• Work with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Create and track tickets within the ticketing system to address problems, incidents, and changes of hardware and provide details of work performed.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for parts receiving, installs, upgrades, and decommissioning projects.

Ideal candidate profile:

Experience with Google suite, Microsoft Office, JIRA, Confluence or similar programs Knowledge of automotive electrical systems Experience in running scripts and working with Linux based systems B.S. in Engineering (Bonus Qualification)

The SW HIL team at company is responsible for building and maintaining a variety of test assets to validate the design of our autonomous vehicle. As the Engineering Technician, you will support the build and maintenance of these custom machines to enable software simulation. This role is essential and fundamental to the execution stage of the autonomous software development program, ensuring that the simulation and test infrastructure operate predictably at all times.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable with building and maintaining complex systems, and excited about developing new ways to support a rapidly moving R&D organization.

Required skills:

Support and track various configurations and generations of test platforms for vehicle simulation and software test platform Assemble custom hardware to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop testing of software builds Use commercially available, off-the-shelf components to build computers Integrate network and vehicle system components in server racks Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair test hardware/equipment Build cable harnesses based on diagrams/drawings Occasionally move computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds with assistance Work with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues Create and track tickets within ticketing system to address problems, incidents and changes of hardware, and provide details of work performed Coordinate with cross functional teams for parts receiving, installs, upgrades, and decommissioning projects

Qualifications:

3+ years of experience Demonstrated ability to use general shop, automotive, and diagnostic tools (DMM, Oscilloscope, Harnessing Tools, etc.) Experience with building and troubleshooting cable harnessing and familiarity with cable management Experience with building/troubleshooting/diagnosing computers/computer components, etc.