Fleet Technician
Scout AI
Fleet Technician
Scout AI
Develops autonomous warfare AI foundation model
Fleet Technician
Sunnyvale, CA
The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout, we’re developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.
The Role
We’re building autonomous vehicles and need a hands-on technician to keep our fleet healthy and help build new vehicles. This is one role with two main responsibilities. The larger segment is fleet ownership: you’re the person who knows the state of every vehicle, what it needs, and when it will be ready. The other portion is vehicle build and upfit, where you work from drawings and work instructions to help get new vehicles built.
You’ll sit on the Vehicle Integration team and be the link between Engineering and Mission Operations (MOPS), so you’ll need to be comfortable with both the wrenches and the tracking systems. You’ll be based at HQ, with regular travel to our testing facility. This is a chance to come in early and build the processes that keep a fleet of autonomous vehicles in the field.
Responsibilities
Fleet ownership (75%)
Own vehicle readiness: know which vehicles are up, down, or in service, and why
Track fleet health, issues, and repairs in Jira and Fleetio
Implement and run a preventive maintenance program, including schedules, service history, and follow-through
Coordinate with MOPS to schedule repairs and keep vehicles available for testing
Triage faults, decide what to fix in-house, and escalate to Engineering when it’s beyond base vehicle repair
Perform base vehicle repairs and maintenance as needed
Manage spares and parts inventory for the fleet
Transport vehicles between the testing facility and HQ when needed
Spot recurring failures and bring them back to Engineering and MOPS with data
Build and upfit (25%)
Help with vehicle upfits at HQ, including mounting, wiring, and installing hardware to work instructions and drawings
Follow checklists and record what was actually built, including serial numbers and any deviations from the drawing
Flag unclear instructions or mismatches to Engineering rather than guessing
Give feedback on work instructions so they get better over time
Qualifications
Hands-on experience with vehicle, equipment, or electromechanical work (automotive, off-road/UTV, heavy equipment, robotics, or similar)
Comfortable using hand and power tools and following wiring diagrams and technical drawings
Experience owning maintenance or readiness for a fleet or set of equipment, or a clear ability to pick it up quickly
Organized, with a habit of documenting your work and keeping records current
Clear communicator who can work across Engineering and operations teams
Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record, and willingness to drive vehicles between sites
Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen, given the safety-sensitive nature of operating vehicles and equipment
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Passion about defense of the United States and its allies
Nice to have
Experience with Fleetio or another fleet maintenance system
Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking
Wire harness, connector termination, or CAN bus familiarity
Experience with autonomous, robotic, or prototype vehicles
Trailer or towing experience
Basic Python or scripting for reporting and tracking
Why Join Scout
Work on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines
Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model
Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security
See your work deployed on real systems
Backed by investors including Draper Associates and Booz Allen Ventures
Benefits
Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus
Meaningful equity
Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen
EV charging
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
The stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors. Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs. Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI’s overall compensation package. In addition, Scout AI provides comprehensive, top-tier benefits to full-time employees.
US Salary Range
$115,000 - $165,000 USD
Scout AI is a frontier AI lab in Sunnyvale that builds military AI systems for unmanned warfare. Its main product is Fury, a Vision-Language-Action foundation model that converts a commander's intent into coordinated actions by autonomous robots across air, land, sea, and space at the tactical edge. The system relies on AI reasoning to plan and orchestrate how different robots work together, rather than making hardware. It uses an accompanying C2-based orchestrator called Ox to manage and coordinate autonomous agents during missions. Scout AI has demonstrated end-to-end autonomous strike missions and has secured government contracts, seed funding, and a large Series A round to grow its foundational military AI and multi-agent collaboration. The company positions itself apart from competitors by focusing on the AI reasoning layer and cross-domain agent coordination rather than manufacturing hardware, aiming to scale reliable, multi-robot collaboration in defense scenarios.
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