Engineering Technician, Powertrain Systems

Introduction

The Powertrain team is responsible for the design, development, and production of a power delivery system and energy specifically tailored for our autonomous mobility service. Our team has an action-biased culture marked by integrity, humility, competence, and a passion for mission and the systems we design.

Required Skills & Qualifications (Must-have qualifications that candidates must meet to be considered)

• Passion for electric, autonomous mobility and specifically electrical systems development
• AS or Trade school certificate in mechatronics, electronics or other relevant field, or equivalent experience
• High voltage and low voltage safety training
• 4 years of experience related to automotive wire harness or electric vehicle systems
• Understanding of basic diagnostics processes
• Experience with maintenance and repair of power electronics, and low voltage PCBA circuits
• Able to read wire harness drawings and manage wire circuit lists
• Ability to solder, crimp, strip and fabricate harnesses
• Ability to read wire harness schematics, product specific documentation and work instructions knowledge and/or skills of operating test equipment used for harness manufacturing
• Experience with a wide variety of test and measurement equipment including but not limited to: electric drive motor, high voltage battery, high voltage cabling
• Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2

Preferred Skills & Qualifications (Nice-to-have skills but are not required)

• Familiarity with manual metal fabrication tools and processes: Milling/lathe/drill/punch/press/bandsaw/shear/welding (TIG & MIG)
• Familiarity with 3D design tools. Solidworks / Fusion 360 / AutoCAD preferred / Catia
• Through hole, SMA soldering / rework experience
• EMI / EMC test techniques exposure and experience
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified standard Expert (CSE)
• High Voltage Certification and training
• Technical trade school certificate or Associate Degree in automotive engineering, electrical mechatronics
• Travel availability, locally and nationally on occasion

Day-to-Day Responsibilities (key tasks and expectations for the role)

• Prepare / build testing hardware for the EE systems to the component level
• Troubleshoot testing hardware for the EE systems to the component level
• Perform approved high voltage enable/disable procedures
• Collaborate with design engineers to develop test systems that are appropriate to their needs
• Making, updating and repairing wire harnesses for EV vehicles in the stage of development
• Support engineering lab preparedness by maintaining inventory, clear workspace and sufficient T&ME (Test and Measurement Equipment) and tools along with calibration cadence of equipment
• Perform FW updates on embedded HW systems (In lab and in the field)
• Support lab operations related to battery testing, teardown, and analysis as needed
• Carry out servicing and repair operations in a safe and methodical manner once trained

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.