Autonomous Vehicle Systems Installer

HIVE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hive is hiring a Vehicle Integration Technician to assemble, install, and test the hardware that equips industrial vehicles with Hive autonomy systems. You will work closely with integration engineers to turn first-of-kind designs into safe, repeatable installations on customer sites.

The role requires hands-on wiring, harness assembly, and troubleshooting, with travel to sites. You will read schematics, follow BOMs, perform checks, and contribute to field service, commissioning, and continuous

Qualifications

• Experience with automotive, industrial equipment, robotics, heavy machinery, or similar systems.
• Strong wiring harness assembly, crimping, connector, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Experience using multimeters, power supplies, hand tools, and standard workshop equipment.
• Basic understanding of CAN wiring and vehicle electrical systems.
• Strong attention to detail and workmanship.
• Ability to work safely and independently in workshop and field environments.
• Willingness to travel regularly and support installations at customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Assemble wiring harnesses, electrical cabinets, cables, and connector systems.
• Install sensors, compute hardware, controllers, actuators, brackets, and wiring on vehicles.
• Perform crimping, connector assembly, soldering, wiring, labeling, and mechanical installation.
• Read and follow electrical schematics, harness drawings, BOMs, and installation procedures.
• Perform continuity, insulation, voltage, power, CAN connectivity, and functional checks.
• Support machine bring-up, commissioning, debugging, and acceptance testing.
• Troubleshoot installation problems and assist engineers with root-cause analysis.
• Perform field repairs, engineering changes, and electrical or mechanical rework.
• Document build issues and provide feedback to improve Vehicle Adapter Kits.
• Maintain workshop tools, calibrated equipment, inventory, and build records.
• Follow electrical, mechanical, customer-site, and lockout/tagout safety procedures.

Skills

Wiring harness assembly

Crimping

Connector systems

Troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Mechanical drawings

CAN wiring

Multimeters

Power supplies

Hand tools

Workshop equipment

Tools

Multimeters

Power supplies

Hand tools

Soldering equipment

CAN tools

Job description

Hive is hiring a Vehicle Integration Technician to assemble, install, and test the hardware that equips industrial vehicles with Hive autonomy systems. You will work closely with integration engineers to turn first-of-kind designs into safe, repeatable installations on customer sites.

The role requires hands-on wiring, harness assembly, and troubleshooting, with travel to sites. You will read schematics, follow BOMs, perform checks, and contribute to field service, commissioning, and continuous