Autonomy Vehicle Integration Technician (Hybrid, Austin)

6 Degrees Search; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

6 Degrees Search in Austin, TX develops an autonomous platform for industrial vehicles, enabling forklifts, loaders, and other machines to perceive, decide, and act autonomously. The Vehicle Integration Technician will retrofit hardware and wire systems across diverse machines.

You will install and test CAN/J1939, perform commissioning at customer sites, and contribute to building a repeatable deployment playbook for the US market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–8 years in related fields.
• Open to H1B/OPT transfers for citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Adapt platform hardware to machine models (power, sensors, compute).
• Build/install wiring harnesses and sensors; perform CAN/J1939 tests.
• Visit customer sites to scope retrofit needs and install systems.
• Troubleshoot electrical/mechanical/software integration issues.
• Document issues and help improve Vehicle Adapter Kits.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical integration

Robotics

Automotive hardware

Problem solving

CAN bus knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CAN/J1939

Wiring harnessing

Electrical harnesses

Job description

6 Degrees Search in Austin, TX develops an autonomous platform for industrial vehicles, enabling forklifts, loaders, and other machines to perceive, decide, and act autonomously. The Vehicle Integration Technician will retrofit hardware and wire systems across diverse machines.

You will install and test CAN/J1939, perform commissioning at customer sites, and contribute to building a repeatable deployment playbook for the US market.