Automotive Technician

HireTalent; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent seeks a skilled Automotive Technician in Auburn Hills, MI to support vehicle service and recall initiatives. You will perform diagnostics, repairs, root-cause investigations, and repair validation in an OEM, dealership, fleet, or independent shop.

Responsibilities include analyzing issues, reviewing procedures, collaborating with engineering and service teams, and documenting findings. Requires a Bachelor's or Associate degree and 3+ years of hands-on diagnostic work, plus 5–8 years

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in automotive tech, engineering, business, or related field (Associate with progress toward Bachelor's also considered).
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on automotive diagnostic and repair experience.
• 5-8 years of automotive OEM experience in service engineering, vehicle engineering, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of Powertrain, Electrical, Braking, Suspension, and Vehicle Diagnostics.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and technical software applications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze vehicle issues and support root-cause investigations to identify repair solutions.
• Review repair procedures, engineering docs, service concerns, tooling requirements and data.
• Collaborate with engineering, service and cross-functional teams to validate repair strategies.
• Coordinate and support vehicle inspections, repair trials, lab activities, and solution evaluations.
• Manage multiple projects with focus on quality, accuracy and timely delivery.
• Track milestones, identify risks and drive actions to completion.
• Document findings and recommendations to support service operations.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and technical reviews as needed.

Skills

Vehicle Diagnostics

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology, Engineering, Business, or related

Tools

MS Office Suite

Technical software

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Automotive Technician with strong hands-on diagnostic and repair experience to support vehicle service and recall-related initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who has personally performed vehicle diagnostics, repairs, root cause investigations, and repair validation in an OEM, dealership, fleet, or independent repair environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze vehicle issues and support investigations to identify root causes and potential repair solutions.
• Review repair procedures, engineering documentation, service concerns, tooling requirements, and related technical data.
• Collaborate with engineering, service, and cross-functional teams to develop and validate effective repair strategies.
• Coordinate and support vehicle inspections, repair trials, lab activities, and service solution evaluations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Track project milestones, identify risks, provide status updates, and drive action items to completion.
• Document findings and recommendations to support service and repair operations.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and technical reviews as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Automotive Technology, Engineering, Business, or another related technical discipline. Candidates with an Associate Degree in a technical field and progress toward a Bachelor's Degree may also be considered.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on automotive diagnostic and repair experience.
• Proven experience performing vehicle troubleshooting, repair execution, and repair validation.
• 5-8 years of automotive OEM experience in service engineering, vehicle engineering, technical support, vehicle development, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of automotive systems, including:
• Powertrain
• Electrical Systems
• Braking Systems
• Suspension Systems
• Vehicle Diagnostics
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and technical software applications.