Autonomous Vehicle Integration Technician

Top Echelon Software LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software LLC is hiring a Vehicle Integration Technician in Austin, TX. You will retrofit autonomous systems onto industrial vehicles, building and wiring harnesses, sensors, and controllers. Expect 25% travel to customer sites and hands‑on work with electrical, mechanical, and software layers.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years in automotive, robotics, or heavy machinery, with a focus on hardware‑level integration and testing. This is a hybrid Austin position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in automotive, robotics, autonomous driving, or heavy machinery.
• Comfort with hardware, electrical, and software integration.

Responsibilities

• Adapt platform hardware to fit each machine model and complete the final integration steps.
• Build and install wiring harnesses, connectors, mounting brackets, sensors, and actuators; perform checks (continuity, voltage, CAN/J1939).
• Visit customer sites to scope retrofit needs; lead installation, commissioning, debugging, and acceptance testing.

Skills

Electrical integration

CAN/J1939

Wiring harnesses

Hardware integration

Installation & commissioning

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ECU programming

Job description

Top Echelon Software LLC is hiring a Vehicle Integration Technician in Austin, TX. You will retrofit autonomous systems onto industrial vehicles, building and wiring harnesses, sensors, and controllers. Expect 25% travel to customer sites and hands‑on work with electrical, mechanical, and software layers.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years in automotive, robotics, or heavy machinery, with a focus on hardware‑level integration and testing. This is a hybrid Austin position.