$27-$33 - Senior Autonomous Vehicle Technician

About the job

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• About the Role
• Ami Arroyo Recruiting is supporting our client in hiring a Senior Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Technician to help integrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve an autonomous electric vehicle fleet. This is a senior, hands-on technical role combining advanced mechanical and electrical diagnostics with hardware integration, preventative maintenance, field support, and technician mentorship.
• You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, and quality teams in a fast-paced vehicle environment where safety, precision, and reliability are essential. You’ll also serve as a technical resource for junior technicians, helping diagnose difficult problems and sharing field feedback with cross-functional partners to improve hardware designs and testing processes.
• Core Attributes
• Advanced Troubleshooting: You can systematically diagnose complex mechanical, electrical, and vehicle-system integration problems.

• Technical Ownership: You take responsibility for issues from initial diagnosis through corrective action and verification.

• Hands-On Precision: You perform detailed vehicle and hardware work carefully, consistently, and to specification.

• Safety Mindset: You prioritize safe work practices and quality standards when servicing and testing advanced vehicle systems.

• Technical Leadership: You can guide and mentor other technicians while remaining actively involved in hands-on work.

• Cross-Functional Communication: You can clearly communicate field findings and technical feedback to engineering, operations, and quality partners.

• Adaptability: You stay effective in a fast-moving environment involving changing priorities, field deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

• Responsibilities
• Lead installation and integration of complex vehicle hardware, including sensors, compute modules, wiring harnesses, and electronic components.

• Diagnose and resolve advanced mechanical, electrical, and system-integration issues across vehicle and robotic platforms.

• Perform and oversee preventative maintenance, retrofits, and system upgrades that support vehicle reliability and uptime.

• Provide onsite technical leadership during vehicle deployments and testing, including issue diagnosis and corrective action.

• Partner with engineering, operations, and quality teams to communicate field findings and support improvements to hardware designs and test processes.

• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and related technical documentation.

• Maintain and review technical documentation associated with vehicle work and troubleshooting.

• Manage tools and inventory while maintaining organized and safe work areas.

• Follow applicable safety and quality procedures.

• Mentor, train, and support junior technicians by sharing technical knowledge and best practices.

• Travel locally as needed to provide field support.

• Qualifications for Success
• Minimum Requirements:
• Strong hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.

• Proficiency using mechanical and electrical tools, multimeters, and diagnostic equipment.

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and wiring diagrams.

• Ability to work effectively in a team-based, high-throughput production or vehicle environment.

• Strong attention to detail and a structured problem-solving mindset.

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to work on vehicles for extended periods.

• Experience sufficient to provide technical guidance and mentorship to other technicians.

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working with electric vehicles, autonomous vehicle systems, robotics, or related advanced vehicle technology.

• Experience installing or servicing sensors, compute hardware, wiring harnesses, or similar integrated vehicle systems.

• Experience with soldering, crimping, or prototyping.

• Familiarity with automotive test operations, data collection, or calibration workflows.

• Previous experience mentoring or training technicians.

• Working Environment
• Location: Dallas-area worksite in Irving, Texas.

• Work environment: On-site/in-person.

• Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Central Time.

• Local travel: As needed for field support

• Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lbs. and working on vehicles for extended periods.

About Our Client
Our client develops and operates autonomous vehicles and autonomous delivery robots. Its technology is designed for operation in real-world environments and incorporates vehicle sensors, computing hardware, and other components used by its autonomous driving systems. The organization develops technology across both autonomous vehicle and delivery-robot platforms and conducts real-world testing alongside simulation. Its autonomous transportation technology is currently being operated in Dallas.
Our Commitment to You
Ami Arroyo Recruiting is a specialized recruiting partner focused on autonomous vehicles and physical AI. We support the operational ecosystem that makes this technology real—vehicle operations, safety, fleet and field teams, technicians and mechanics, learning and development, customer support, and the behind-the-scenes HR and operations roles that keep programs running. We connect talented people with high-impact work—and we keep the process human, clear, and candidate-centered.
If you’re an experienced technician who wants to solve complex vehicle problems while helping guide the next generation of AV technicians, we’d like to connect with you!
Equal Opportunity and Work Eligibility
We embrace diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to protected status. While we are not able to sponsor visas at this time, we welcome every candidate eligible to work in the United States to connect with us.