Vehicle Integration Technician, Autonomous Vehicles
Role Overview
This mid-level Vehicle Integration Technician role involves hands-on assembly, fabrication, and testing of autonomous vehicle systems, including cable harnesses, mounts, and off-the-shelf components. The technician works closely with the Hardware and Autonomy Engineering teams to maintain and improve vehicle reliability, supporting perception, planning, and control systems. This position requires up to 50% travel and impacts the development of a market-defining autonomous product for ground handling operations.
Perks & Benefits
This remote role offers flexibility with up to 50% travel, likely requiring occasional on-site work for vehicle integration. It provides opportunities for career growth in a fast-paced, Series A startup environment backed by top-tier investors, with exposure to cutting-edge autonomous technology. The culture emphasizes collaboration across hardware and engineering teams, supported by typical tech tools like Google Docs and Sheets for efficient remote work.
Full Job Description
Who We Are
AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.
Job Description
We’re looking for a Vehicle Integration Technician with high work standards, attention to detail, and strong hands-on skills to integrate components on our autonomous driving platform.
This opportunity allows a technically proficient individual to help build a market-defining product that combines autonomous vehicle technology with a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model.
This role will work directly with all current members of the Hardware team.
What You'll Do
Assemble cable harnesses, fabricate mounts, integrate off-the-shelf (OTS) components, and perform tests on integrated systems.
Work with schematics, diagrams, and written or verbal descriptions to complete assembly, fabrication, and integration tasks.
Maintain and improve the reliability of current vehicle autonomy systems, including all electrical and mechanical aspects of our autonomous sensing and actuation platform, as well as the base vehicle itself.
Collaborate with the Autonomy Engineering team to support all aspects of ground vehicle autonomy, including the calibration and integration of perception, planning, navigation, and control systems.
Assist with workshop management by ensuring appropriate consumables are stocked, tools are operational, and the workspace is well maintained.
Up to 50% travel may be required.
Qualifications
Multiple years of experience integrating both mechanical and electrical systems.
Familiarity with manufacturing, testing, or diagnostic equipment, including drill presses, miter saws, and digital voltmeters.
Experience with power electronics, including servicing industrial batteries of varied chemistries and implementing DC-DC and DC-AC converters.
Prior experience in developing and supporting all aspects of autonomy for a production ground vehicle subsystem or research prototype (end-to-end, full lifecycle development preferred).
Proficiency with business tools such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
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