Electrical Systems Technician – Custom Vehicle Builds

Cabot Coach Builders; Haverhill (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Health, dental, and life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cabot Coach Builders is seeking an Electrical Technician – Vehicle Systems to support design, integration, validation, and production of electrical systems for custom vehicles. The role spans engineering and production environments, including creating layouts, testing prototypes, and troubleshooting installations.

The ideal candidate has 12V DC electrical experience, schematic literacy, and knowledge of NEC/industry standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with 12V DC electrical systems.
• Ability to read, interpret, and create electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and work instructions.
• Proficiency with electrical components, tools, and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Familiarize yourself with industry standards and compliance programs.
• Become internal company authority in electrical matters including verification, compatibility, and specifications.
• Act as technical lead for electrical department on design reviews and large projects.
• Review documentation for errors, updates, and sign off approval.
• Generate and review manufacturing ECOs.
• Define system level requirements for new designs and ensure they are communicated to external and internal teams.
• Research and identify new products, components, solutions, and partners to achieve future product goals.
• Manage electrical technologies including testing, pre-installation & setup of configurable components.
• Flash, configure, program, install software / firmware updates on integration products.
• Determine and enforce wiring specifications including wire gauges and fuse ratings.
• Identify or verify component compatibility with new and existing designs including voltage and amp draw calculations.
• Interface with the purchasing & procurement team to define and verify electrical components for each build.
• Work with production managers to ensure manufacturing teams have the information and resources and documentation needed to complete the build process.
• Work with production managers to train production staff on proper installation for electrical systems and practices.
• Work with external vendors on harness pre-manufacturing including the creation and dissemination of documentation, quality standards, test requirements, and preferred practices.
• Work with external partners to obtain product specifications and define customization.
• Gather electrical specifications experimentally when not available from the manufacturer.
• Support and troubleshoot electrical issues on current or previous vehicle designs/builds

Skills

Electrical systems

Electrical calculations

Schematic reading

Regulatory compliance

Technical documentation

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Engineering Technology

MECP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Cabot Coach Builders is seeking an Electrical Technician – Vehicle Systems to support design, integration, validation, and production of electrical systems for custom vehicles. The role spans engineering and production environments, including creating layouts, testing prototypes, and troubleshooting installations.

The ideal candidate has 12V DC electrical experience, schematic literacy, and knowledge of NEC/industry standards.