EV Field Service Technician — Mobile Bus & Charger Repairs

Highland Electric Fleets; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle provided or stipend

Cell phone & internet allowance $130

Health, Vision & Dental coverage

PTO 3 weeks + 5 sick days

401(k) company match

Paid CDL and ASE pathing

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Field Service Technician to ensure electric buses and charging stations operate reliably. You will work closely with customers, perform OEM-approved testing and repairs, and gain training on EVs and chargers, with regional travel required.

The role is salaried and pays in the range of $38–$45 per hour. The position offers a vehicle option or stipend, plus 100% health, vision, and dental coverage, cell phone and internet stipends, PTO and sick days, a 401(k)

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years Electrician, Electric Vehicle, or Medium/Heavy duty truck Fleet repair experience.
• Advanced Diagnostic, Electrical, and AC skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Knowledge of MS Suite products.
• Possess the recommended tools for a Medium Duty technician as well as electrical diagnostics tooling.
• Flexibility to work bus depot hours (early morning to afternoon) and weekends (when on scheduled shift).
• Clean Driving Record is required.
• Requirements within 12 months of employment: Commercial Driver’s License Required / Minimum 3 ASE certifications required (bonus compensation available if greater) / and Minimum of 4 OEM Certifications required (bonus compensation available if greater)

Responsibilities

• Act as the company’s on-site advocate for EV’s and EVSBs, striving to achieve 90% overall uptime.
• Represent the company at customer locations with the highest standards of professional conduct.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment and reports unsafe practices or conditions to management.
• Diagnoses malfunctions and performs electric vehicle and charger repairs (e.g. steering, electrical, cooling, lubrication, braking, drive trains, suspensions, power steering units) and related duties.
• Test-drives vehicles to ensure repairs are resolved.
• Maintain detailed and timely documentation for troubleshooting and repairs in the asset management platform.
• Assist in managing external support vendors to follow up and document repairs.
• Provides repair and maintenance assistance to junior technician staff.
• Performs road calls and on-the-road repairs as assigned.
• Undergo OEM and internal trainings for EV and charger systems.

Skills

Advanced diagnostics

Electrical diagnostics

AC skills

Read safety docs

MS Office / MS Suite

Vehicle electrical systems

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking a Field Service Technician to ensure electric buses and charging stations operate reliably. You will work closely with customers, perform OEM-approved testing and repairs, and gain training on EVs and chargers, with regional travel required.

The role is salaried and pays in the range of $38–$45 per hour. The position offers a vehicle option or stipend, plus 100% health, vision, and dental coverage, cell phone and internet stipends, PTO and sick days, a 401(k)