Senior Engineering Technician

Climactic; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

13 Company Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Lightship is seeking a Senior Engineering Technician to join the Test Engineering team. You will build, coordinate, and execute testing programs to validate the performance, safety, and reliability of the Lightship product line.

Collaborative work with multiple engineering groups is essential to reach our goal of an exceptional all‑electric camping experience. You will set up tests, report findings, and help develop fixtures and test plans while expanding the lab's capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience as technician in automotive/EV/cleantech/aerospace industries.
• Experience instrumenting test articles with sensors and following a test plan.
• Experience with data acquisition systems and measurement devices.
• Experience with welding, shop, and fabrication equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a lab development environment.
• Experience towing trailers or RVs.
• Experience creating custom wire harnesses and test fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Set up and execute electrical and mechanical product tests including safety, performance, and reliability tests.
• Lead in-test reporting of progress, failures, and risks to the test engineering team onsite and remote.
• Collaborate with test/design engineers during post-test root cause analysis to identify failure modes.
• Fabricate mechanical and electrical test fixtures using various manufacturing processes.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and expand lab capabilities with new gear.
• Prepare test assets (vehicles, stands) for testing, evaluation, and demonstration.
• Collaborate during test planning to ensure alignment with program goals.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Data acquisition

Welding & fabrication

Lab maintenance

Trailer/RV towing

Custom wire harnesses

Tools

CAN messaging

Test fixtures fabrication tools

Job description

Overview

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.

Honoring Diverse Perspectives

Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.

About the Role

As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will work closely with the Test Engineering team to build, coordinate, and execute critical testing programs that validate the performance, safety, and reliability of the Lightship product line. Lightship and this role are highly collaborative! You will be working cross-functionally with multiple engineering organizations to work towards our common goal of building the best all electric camping experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Set up and execute a wide range of electrical and mechanical product tests. Testing includes: Safety, performance validation, and reliability tests with development and pre-production level parts and assemblies.
• Lead in-test reporting of progress, failures, and testing risks to the test engineering team both onsite and remote
• Collaborate with test and design engineers during post-test root cause analysis to identify failure modes and areas for product improvement
• Fabricate various mechanical and electrical test fixtures using a range of manufacturing processes
• Maintain all tools and equipment in the lab and continue to acquire and install new equipment to increase lab capabilities
• Maintain test assets (test vehicles and test stands) and prepare them for testing, evaluation, and demonstration.
• Collaborate with test engineers during the test planning phase to ensure feasible and realistic alignment with program goals

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ yrs experience working as a technician in the automotive/EV, cleantech, or aerospace industries
• Experience instrumenting test articles with sensors such as accelerometers, thermocouples, and electrical sensors, and working off of a documented test plan
• Experience with data acquisition systems and measurement devices
• Experience with welding, shop, and fabrication equipment
• Demonstrated experience working in and maintaining a lab development environment
• Experience towing trailers or RVs
• Experience creating custom wire harnesses and test fixtures with little oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in an automotive test lab
• Exposure to and proficiency with high voltage safety, power electronics, and electric motors and propulsion systems
• Working knowledge of automotive and AC electrical systems
• Experience with soldering and instrumenting circuit boards
• Experience troubleshooting software and CAN messaging systems
• Experience generating technical documents for training and test report generation (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.)

Compensation

• Actual pay rate will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
• Lightship compensation consists of the stated pay range plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.

$42 - $52 an hour

Employee Benefits & Philosophy -- Applies to Full Time Employees only

• Healthcare, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!
• 13 Company Holidays: 8 throughout the year + the company observes a week of scheduled downtime during the end of the year, allowing all employees to enjoy a break
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Yearly LightTrip stipend for an RV trip &/or professional development opportunities

Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.