Senior Technician - Carpentry

Groundedrvs; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Equity in the company

Job summary

Groundedrvs, a Detroit-based startup, seeks a Senior Technician (Carpentry — Walls / House Frame of Specialty Vehicles) to lead fabrication of prototype and production hardware for interior systems. You will own fit and finish modules, supervise builds, and collaborate with engineers to refine processes and standards.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in construction or automotive hardware installation, strong communication, and the ability to work with minimal guidance while delivering

Qualifications

• Proven time management and multitasking abilities.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to work with minimal guidance and independently.
• Demonstrated experience across complete mechanical design project lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication of prototype and production hardware using carpentry expertise.
• Own fit and finish modules in final customer products.
• Perform hands-on operations with large and small, often fragile, assemblies.
• Interpret blueprints and follow procedures and specifications; operate a variety of mechanical tools independently.
• Collaborate with production engineers on activity development and documentation.
• Provide manufacturing feedback to engineering design.
• Ensure timely, safe, and professional production services.
• Lead and oversee physical builds of interior vehicle systems.
• Help establish production culture, processes, and standards.

Skills

Time management

Multitasking

Communication

Team collaboration

Ability to work with minimal guidance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Detroit, MI (in-person)

About Grounded

Grounded is a 25-person Detroit-based startup building modular electric platforms for specialty vehicles. We take cab chassis from OEMs like Ford and Harbinger and build configurable vehicle systems on top, serving mobile healthcare, RVs, command centers, food and beverage, pet care, and more. Our customers include Colgate, Nokia, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Portland PD. We've raised ~$5M in VC funding and are shipping vehicles in market today.

We also build our own software: a mobile app, fleet dashboard, and onboard computer system that lets customers monitor and control vehicle systems remotely. We design, fabricate, and assemble everything in-house at our facility in Corktown.

About the Role

As a Senior Technician (Carpentry — Walls / House Frame of Specialty Vehicles), you will support the fabrication of prototype and production hardware using your carpentry expertise, owning the fit and finish modules in our final customer products. You will lead, oversee, and participate in all physical builds of interior vehicle systems, and help establish our production culture, processes, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication of prototype and production hardware using carpentry expertise
• Own fit and finish modules in final customer products
• Perform hands‑on operations with large and small, often fragile, assemblies
• Interpret blueprints and follow procedures and specificationsOperate a variety of mechanical tools independently
• Collaborate with production engineers on activity development and documentation
• Provide manufacturing feedback to engineering design
• Ensure timely, safe, and professional production services
• Lead and oversee physical builds of interior vehicle systems
• Help establish production culture, processes, and standards

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 10+ years professional experience in construction or automotive hardware installation
• Demonstrated experience across complete mechanical design project lifecycles
• Ability to work with minimal guidance
• Excellent time management and multitasking abilities
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills
• Technical drawing and manual comprehension; basic technology proficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle upfitting
• Carpentry or other relevant experience
• Automotive, RV, military, or high-volume operating environment background
• Forklift operation experience

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Equity in the company