Vehicle Line Owner

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks a Vehicle Systems Fleet Engineer to improve health and reliability of the production fleet. You will build dashboards, analyze logs, and drive root cause investigations for propulsion, braking, and low‑voltage systems.

You will collaborate with suppliers and hardware teams to deploy fixes, verify outcomes, and document technical findings in Jira and reports. California-based role with direct impact on fleet performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, EE, automotive tech, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience analyzing and visualizing data with Python (pandas/matplotlib), Tableau, Jira dashboards, or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause investigation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication; document findings in Jira and reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools and dashboards that provide visibility into fleet health and performance of propulsion, braking, steering, and low‑voltage systems.
• Analyze fleet and log data to identify failure trends and opportunities to improve reliability.
• Support triage of failures reported across the production fleet and lead root cause investigations.
• Partner with vehicle and component suppliers to investigate issues and develop improvements.
• Support Hardware Systems teams with fleet fixes and deployments; track effectiveness.

Skills

Data visualization

Python

Tableau

Jira dashboards

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau

Jira

Job description

Vehicle Systems Fleet Engineer

We are seeking a technical engineer to support the health, reliability, and performance of vehicles operating in a production fleet. This role combines fleet data analysis, failure triage, root cause investigation, supplier coordination, and deployment of hardware and software mitigations.

Scope

• Develop and maintain tools and dashboards that provide visibility into overall fleet health and the performance of critical systems, including propulsion, braking, steering, and low-voltage systems.
• Analyze fleet and log data to identify failure trends, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve vehicle reliability.
• Support and drive technical triage of failures reported across the production fleet.
• Lead root cause investigations to determine failure mechanisms and appropriate corrective actions.
• Partner with vehicle and component suppliers to investigate issues and develop potential improvements.
• Support Hardware Systems teams with the development and deployment of fleet fixes and mitigations.
• Track deployed solutions to verify effectiveness and identify when additional improvements are required.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Technology, or another relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience analyzing and visualizing data, including creating plots or dashboards from log data using Python (pandas/matplotlib), Tableau, Jira dashboards, or similar tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with hands‑on experience in failure triage and root cause investigation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document technical findings in Jira tickets, reports, and other engineering documentation.

Pluses

• Experience with vehicle ECUs, including braking, steering, thermal, low‑voltage, battery, gateway, or similar systems.
• Hands‑on experience with complex electrical or electromechanical systems.
• Experience developing custom fleet‑health tooling or dashboards using Python, SQL, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with deploying hardware or software fixes into production environments.

Estimated Min Rate: $50.00

Estimated Max Rate: $60.00/hr. Depends on work experience

What’s In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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