Validation Technician

Expected compensation: 38.00 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company hire a Validation Technician to drive reworks, labor time development, and publication responsibilities on all company vehicles.

In this role, you will lead the validation activities for reworks identified by engineering. You will perform evaluations of the instructions/process provided by engineering for the specific reworks to ensure the base operations technician team can execute them in a safe and efficient manner.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of relevant experience in validation or testing components on a system level. You have demonstrated successful experience understanding schematics and electrical diagrams. This candidate has excellent planning and organizational skills.

As a Validation Technician, You'll

• Establish relationships with the hardware/software engineering teams, PMO, and base operations repair teams to drive rework activities in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with base operation technicians for validation activities and obtain feedback on the procedure to make improvements.
• Develop detailed instructions using the process provided by engineering and based on the learnings from the validation activities.
• Work with the PMO and base operations repair team to schedule the validation activities per vehicle availability.
• Work closely with the documentation team to finalize the instructions and publish them in the form of service bulletins.
• Represent the base operations team in the RRB forum and provide updates for the ongoing rework validation activities.
• Identify rework process improvement opportunities and collaborate with the PMO to implement process improvements.
• Be responsible for ensuring the readiness of the rework before it is launched to the base operations repair team.
• Conduct time studies of mechanical and electrical service procedures.
• Maintain the standard labor repair time guide.
  
  

Requirements

• Certificate, diploma, or associate's degree (a degree in automotive technology or a related field is a plus)
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in validation or testing components on a system level
• Demonstrated successful experience in collaborating with engineering teams to perform validation and/or testing
• Proficiency with automotive diagnostic tools and/or equipment design experience
• Practical technical/field experience
• Experience working on products through their lifecycle, product and process validation
• Ability to comprehend schematics, electrical diagrams, and connector end views/pinouts
• Familiarity with vehicle communication networking protocols and tools
• Detail-oriented, including proven written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously to manage projects
  
  

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long term disability and life insurance
• 401k package
  
  

Commitment: This is a full-time, 6-month contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.