Senior Integration Technician @ Gatik AI

Founded in 2017, Gatik is the leader in autonomous middle mile logistics. We deliver goods safely and efficiently using medium duty trucks with a focus on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 customers such as Walmart and Loblaw. Gatik enables our customers to optimize their hub-and-spoke operations, enhance service levels and product flow across multiple locations while reducing labor costs and meeting an unprecedented expectation for faster deliveries.

As a Senior or Staff Integration Technician (Mechanical) will be responsible for building and bringing up our prototype vehicles while establishing the processes needed to do this at a production scale. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality vehicle builds following best engineering practices & standards. Your area of expertise is the mechanical integration, fabrication and assembly of mechatronic systems. You love getting hands-on to apply your engineering knowledge and you are extremely comfortable with hand-tools and rapid prototyping fabrication.

This role is onsite 4 days a week at our Mountain View, CA office!

What you’ll do:

Build and bring-up prototype vehicles following best engineering practices & standards.
Closely work with hardware and software teams to complete the initial networking setup, software installation and sensor calibration.
Provide build documentation to hand off the assembly to larger scale vehicle manufacturing.
Manage retrofits and/or upgrade projects for vehicles in operation as well as supporting critical service & maintenance requests for repairs for our test vehicles.
Ensure best practices and engineering standards for installation, integration & verification of mechanical assemblies and integrations.
Fabricate simple mechanical components, brackets etc. using methods such as 3D printing and simple shop tools.
Troubleshoot and root-cause issues during the assembly and bring-up together with other engineering teams.

What we’re looking for:

5+ years of experience building prototype or small and/or production run series vehicles
An engineering degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical or an equivalent field OR a technician’s certificate plus relevant experience and training
Experience in prototyping and integration in the automotive, trucking, aerospace, robotics, or automation industry
Good skills for design and review in a 3D CAD package (SolidWorks preferred)
Proficient with using 3D printing to create parts
A practical application of engineering knowledge to component selection and specification (seals, fasteners, materials, coatings etc.)
Familiarity with hand tools including drills, brake presses, oscillating saws, grinders, rotary tools etc.
Experience with steering and braking systems of commercial vehicles including foundation air brakes
Experience building automotive harnesses of a high quality and creating high-quality vehicle integrations (preferred)

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With headquarters in Mountain View, CA and offices in Canada, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, Gatik is establishing new standards of success for the autonomous trucking industry every day. Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Jobs @ Gatik for more open roles.

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