The role, as published
About the company
Our client is an industrial technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Hands-on technician who fits standard hardware packages to a variety of heavy vehicles, then installs, tests and commissions them. The work blends workshop build time with regular visits to customer locations, and passes practical field lessons back to engineering colleagues.
What you'll do
- Tailor standard electrical, sensing and compute hardware so it fits each vehicle model.
- Fabricate and fit cabling, connectors, brackets and onboard devices on machines.
- Power up each installed system and verify it through electrical and CAN bus testing.
- Travel to customer locations to assess requirements, then carry out installation, commissioning, debugging and acceptance testing.
- Diagnose problems that span electrical, mechanical and software layers.
- Raise clear change requests with engineering teams based on field findings.
- Keep records of build problems and lessons learned so future installations are smoother and more consistent.
What we're looking for
- 4+ years of hands-on work in the automotive, robotics or heavy equipment space.
- A background in retrofitting or integrating systems on vehicles or machines, or in vehicle design.
- A bachelor's degree.
- Practical experience attaching hardware and mounting structures to vehicles or machinery.
- Working knowledge of CAN bus networks and vehicle electrical systems.
- Competence in cable assembly, terminations and fault-finding.
- Comfort with electrical test instruments, bench power supplies and general workshop tools.
- Willingness to work hybrid and travel to customer sites up to about 25% of the time.
Bonus points
- Prior time at companies in automotive, autonomous driving or robotics.
- Exposure to low-level controller software or embedded development.
Location and work model
- Austin, Texas, United States (London, United Kingdom may be possible as an alternative)
- Hybrid
- Full-time