Vehicle Integration Technician - Hands-On Build & Test

ATOMS Careers page; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid Vacation Time

8 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Atoms is hiring a mid-level Engineering Technician for the Vehicle Integration team in San Francisco. You’ll build and retrofit development vehicles, install compute and sensor hardware, and create prototype harnesses, bringing projects from bare platforms to signed-off test units.

You’ll need 3+ years in vehicle integration or EV service, plus the ability to work from limited instructions and troubleshoot across hardware and software. Onsite SF role with occasional support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in vehicle integration, automotive or EV service, electromechanical assembly, prototype build or fabrication.
• Comfort working on first-of-its-kind builds with little or no documentation, and the drive to figure things out from first principles.
• Experience building and repairing wire harnesses, including crimping, soldering, connector work and continuity testing.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams, schematics, mechanical drawings and BOMs, and to flag when something doesn’t match reality.
• Working knowledge of low-voltage power distribution, fusing, grounding and CAN bus.
• Methodical troubleshooting across hardware and software, plus comfort with Linux, the command line and reading logs during bring-up.
• Skill with hand and automotive tools, multimeters and soldering irons; oscilloscope and CAN analysis tools are a plus.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs and support occasional field testing and after-hours work.
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, EVs, motorsport, aerospace or heavy equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of scripting (Python or Bash); CAD (SolidWorks) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, retrofit and prepare development vehicles from a bare platform through installation, functional checks and sign-off, often from incomplete or evolving instructions.
• Install and integrate custom compute units, sensors, low-voltage power and vehicle interfaces, following direction from Senior and Staff technicians.
• Build prototype wire harnesses from drawings, and check terminations, pinouts and continuity before install.
• Run hardware and software bring-up on new builds: flash firmware, set up compute and check that sensors and data are working.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems across mechanical, electrical, firmware and software using logs, CAN tools and test equipment.
• Keep accurate as-built records and redlines, and help write and improve work instructions and checklists.
• Get vehicles ready for testing and scheduled service, support field operations when needed, and give engineers feedback on problems.
• Help keep the SF shop safe, clean and organized, where development and production parts are assembled.

Skills

Vehicle integration

Automotive/EV service

Prototype build

Wiring harnesses

Diagrams & BOMs

Low-voltage CAN

Hardware/software troubleshooting

Tools & measurement

Autonomous vehicles

Scripting & CAD

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

CAN analysis tools

Soldering iron

Crimping

Job description

Atoms is hiring a mid-level Engineering Technician for the Vehicle Integration team in San Francisco. You’ll build and retrofit development vehicles, install compute and sensor hardware, and create prototype harnesses, bringing projects from bare platforms to signed-off test units.

You’ll need 3+ years in vehicle integration or EV service, plus the ability to work from limited instructions and troubleshoot across hardware and software. Onsite SF role with occasional support.