Automotive Technician (B Level)

Stress-Free; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Stress-Free Auto Care in San Diego is seeking B-Level Automotive Technicians to perform repairs and maintenance, guided by the work of our A-Level team. You'll handle brakes, suspension, steering, and engine systems, with a clear path to advancing to an A-Level Technician.

This full-time role offers hourly pay with a weekly bonus up to $600, hands-on training, and access to our AI-assisted diagnostics, tablets, and multilingual support in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

Qualifications

• 2–7 years of professional automotive repair experience.
• Strong brake, suspension, steering and general repair skills.
• Comfortable with scan tools and repair information.
• Professional hand tool set and valid driver's license with manual transmission capable vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Perform repairs and maintenance on brakes, suspension, steering, cooling, and engine systems.
• Replace components following diagnosis and repair procedures.
• Complete digital vehicle inspections with photos and notes.
• Confirm repairs with a road test and final quality check.
• Collaborate with A-Level Technician on complex jobs and learn diagnosis.
• Coordinate with service advisors to keep customers informed.
• Keep bay clean, safe, and efficient.

Skills

Brake repair

Suspension

Steering

Diagnostics

Communication

Tools

Scan tools

Hand tools

Job description

Stress-Free Auto Care | Full-Time | Hourly pay + Weekly bonus up to $600

Stress-Free Auto Care is looking for B-Level Automotive Technicians who do quality repair and maintenance work and want to keep growing.

You’ll handle most of the repair work in the shop, working from our A-Level Technicians' diagnosis, with a clear path to A-Level.

What You’ll Do

Perform repairs and maintenance on brakes, suspension, steering, cooling, and engine systems

Replace components accurately, following the diagnosis and the repair procedure

Complete digital vehicle inspections with clear photos and notes

Confirm every repair with a road test and a final quality check

Work alongside your A-Level Technician on harder jobs and learn diagnosis from them

Work with service advisors to keep customers informed

Keep your bay clean, safe, and efficient

What We’re Looking For

2–7 years of professional automotive repair experience

Solid brake, suspension, steering, and general repair skills

Comfortable with scan tools and repair information

Professional hand tool set

Valid driver’s license and ability to drive manual-transmission vehicles

Good communication and documentation habits

Interest in growing into an A-Level Technician

Certifications are not required to be hired. We support ongoing training and certification testing.

Tools That Work for You

Our technicians work from shop-floor tablets running software we build ourselves, shaped by feedback from our own techs. It’s there to cut the paperwork so you spend your day on cars, not at the counter.

Available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese, AI assistant included. Pick your language once and it stays that way.

Your jobs and notes on one screen, right at your bay

Digital inspections with photos that go straight to the customer, so you explain once and get fewer trips to the front

Your hours and your weekly bonus, updated as you earn them

An AI diagnostic assistant that can suggest next tests and draft your write-up. Use it as much or as little as you like: the call is always yours.

If you can use a smartphone, you can use our tablets, and we’ll show you how. If you like new tools, you’ll help decide how ours get better.

Compensation

Hourly pay within the range posted for this location, based on experience and skills

Weekly performance bonus of up to $600 a week, on top of your hourly pay

Paid hourly for every hour worked

A clear path to the next level, with paid training along the way

Our pay is designed so your earnings aren’t limited by a traditional flat-rate system.

Medical, dental, and vision

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Paid technical and manufacturer training

ADAS training opportunities

Employee discounts on parts and services

Technician referral bonuses

Physical Requirements

Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach throughout the workday; occasionally lift 50+ pounds; safely operate lifts, tools, equipment, and vehicles; work in a fast-paced automotive environment; and wear required PPE.