Autonomous Vehicle Integration Technician

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC is seeking a Vehicle Integration Technician in Austin, TX to retrofit autonomous platform hardware onto industrial vehicles, including forklifts, loaders, and diggers. Expect hands-on assembly, wiring, and on-site installations at customer locations.

The role requires 4+ years in similar retrofit work, a Bachelor's degree, and travel to customer sites. This is a hybrid position at the new Austin location with growth opportunities in autonomy deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 4+ years retrofit experience with autonomous machinery.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Adapt platform hardware to fit each machine model.
• Build and install wiring harnesses, connectors, and sensors; perform checks (continuity, voltage, CAN/J1939).
• Visit customer sites to scope retrofit needs and lead installation, commissioning and testing.
• Troubleshoot integration across electrical, mechanical, and software layers; communicate changes to platform teams.
• Document build issues and lessons learned to improve retrofit kits.

Skills

Electrical integration

Mechanical assembly

CAN/J1939

Embedded programming

Field installation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ECU programming

Diagnostics tools

Job description

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC is seeking a Vehicle Integration Technician in Austin, TX to retrofit autonomous platform hardware onto industrial vehicles, including forklifts, loaders, and diggers. Expect hands-on assembly, wiring, and on-site installations at customer locations.

The role requires 4+ years in similar retrofit work, a Bachelor's degree, and travel to customer sites. This is a hybrid position at the new Austin location with growth opportunities in autonomy deployment.