EV Electrical Test Technician — Prototype & Start-Up

Orange EV; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange EV is seeking an Electrical Engineering Technician to support start-up, document issues, and work with the software and process teams to resolve start-up challenges at our plant. You will build, instrument, and test prototype and limited-production vehicles, diagnosing electrical and CAN-related faults.

The role requires hands-on fabrication, strong CAN bus diagnostics, and the ability to mentor technicians while driving process improvements across prototype and production environments.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of prototype fabrication/test and electronic testing experience, preferably in electric vehicles.
• Strong CAN bus knowledge and electrical diagnostic depth.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve production issues at the OEV plant using diagnostic software and CAN analysis tools.
• Investigate communication between automotive MCUs to identify and troubleshoot communication failures.
• Analyze and trace communication-related issues to pinpoint underlying electrical circuit faults.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Process teams to document vehicle start-up issues, perform root cause analysis, and record corrective actions.
• Define and build test beds including objectives, requirements, and validation tests.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams; write technical reports for test results.

Skills

CAN bus operation

High-voltage DC systems

Electrical diagnostics

Prototyping / fabrication

Education

Associate's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

PCAN/CANoe

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Orange EV is seeking an Electrical Engineering Technician to support start-up, document issues, and work with the software and process teams to resolve start-up challenges at our plant. You will build, instrument, and test prototype and limited-production vehicles, diagnosing electrical and CAN-related faults.

The role requires hands-on fabrication, strong CAN bus diagnostics, and the ability to mentor technicians while driving process improvements across prototype and production environments.