Technical Specialist, Customer Deployments

Harbinger Motors; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental & vision

Early-stage stock options

401(k) and HSA benefits

Generous PTO & parental leave

Annual vacation bonus

Wellness benefits

Cell phone stipend

Complimentary meals & stocked kitchens

Job summary

Harbinger Motors is seeking a Technical Specialist to support customer fleets and field deployments in California. The role requires hands-on engineering test activity, manufacturing build support, and travel up to 50% to customer sites.

You will collaborate with Engineering and external partners to maximize fleet uptime and develop service procedures. Strong vehicle systems knowledge and CAN communication experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a vehicle workshop or dealer shop.
• EV/HV experience is a plus.
• Automotive Technology degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication with diverse teams.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Provide fleet technical support to customers remotely and on-site.
• Support manufacturing build and engineering prototype activities.
• Assist with tools, shop organization, and inventory management.
• Train internal technicians and the service network.

Skills

Vehicle workshop experience

EV & HV experience

Automotive Technology degree

Strong communication

Travel availability

Education

Automotive Technology degree

Tools

CAN communication

Vector CANoe/CANalyzer

Job description

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation. As a Technical Specialist you will be an essential member of the Customer Deployments team. You will become a go‑to subject matter expert in supporting Harbingers deployed fleet, You will partner closely with Engineering and external service partners to help ensure our fleets are well supported and have maximum uptime. Work at headquarters on prototype and manufacturing support. Work onsite at customer facilities for fleet field support. Work in the field supporting engineering test activities. This position requires travel 50% of the time.

What You’ll Do

• Customer fleet technical support remote
• Field support - customer fleets, special events, test support
• Manufacturing build support
• Engineering prototype build support
• Tools and shop management and organization, supplies inventory management
• Data collection
• Fixture projects
• Equipment calibrations and records keeping
• Hands on testing
• Service procedure development and trials
• Training the trainers for service network and other internal technicians

What You'll Need

• 5+ years’ work experience in a vehicle workshop and/or dealer shop
• EV and HV experience is a plus
• Graduation from high school or equivalent and an Automotive Technology degree from an institution, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability.
• Natural ability to interface with many different people from many different technical disciplines and operate with them seamlessly.
• Ability to self‑start, manage, and execute to completion given tasks with varying levels of advance information given in various written and verbal formats.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Factory training programs through OEMs are a plus.
• Familiarity with vehicle Controller Area Network (CAN) communication
• Expertise with Vector CANoe/ CANalyzer a plus
• Strong ability to think outside the box and find creative solutions to complex problems
• Strong understanding of vehicle systems and their interactions
• Ability to travel as required
• A creative curiosity, collaborative work ethic, hardworking enthusiasm
• Excellent communication skills and team working tendencies

Key Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
• Early‑stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range

$70,000—$110,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.