AeroVect
Senior Hardware Field Engineer
Atlanta - Hybrid · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 49 days ago
ProcurementRoboticsPower ElectronicsSensorsCommunicationActuators
About the role
- For more information, visit www.aerovect.com http://www.aerovect.com.
Responsibilities
- Perform electrical troubleshooting on vehicle wiring harnesses, CAN bus systems, power distribution, connectors and embedded computing hardware.
- Triage incoming fleet bug tickets within SLA and maintain accurate repair logs, EOD hardware status summaries and parts usage records.
- Develop and refine hardware inspection checklists, labeling standards, and post-repair verification procedures.
- Partner with software and autonomy engineers to support tractor bring-up, stack validation and sensor calibration.
- Coordinate with procurement to manage local spare parts inventory and ensure critical components are stocked at the deployment site.
- Support new sensor integrations, vehicle upfit projects and hardware improvements in coordination with the broader hardware team.
Requirements
- Proficiency with standard hand and power tools, crimping and soldering equipment and fabrication techniques.
- Strong written communication skills and experience with ticketing systems and structured status reporting.
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, mobile robots or airport/aviation ground support equipment.
- Experience with 3D printing or rapid prototyping for fabricating brackets and enclosures.
Company info
- 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 http://www.aerovect.com.
- We are looking for a Senior Hardware Field Engineer to own the mechanical and electrical health of our autonomous tractor fleet at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
- In this role, you will be the primary hands-on technical owner at our ATL deployment site - diagnosing and resolving hardware issues, executing maintenance and keeping a fleet of autonomous ground vehicles running safely and reliably in a live airport environment. You will work closely with software engineers, operations and our airport partner to triage issues, manage spare parts and feed field learnings back into the product.
- This is a highly autonomous role suited for an engineer who thrives in a fast-paced field environment, is comfortable owning problems end-to-end and can context-switch between mechanical repair, electrical debug and cross-functional coordination in a single day.
- 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.
- In this role, you will be the primary hands-on technical owner at our ATL deployment site - diagnosing and resolving hardware issues, executing maintenance and keeping a fleet of autonomous ground vehicles running safely and reliably in a live airport environment.
- You will work closely with software engineers, operations and our airport partner to triage issues, manage spare parts and feed field learnings back into the product.
- Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults across a fleet of autonomous electric tow tractors, including brake systems, steering actuators and encoders, drivetrain components and structural hardware.
- Repair or fabricate replacement components including brake lines, mounting brackets, sheet metal parts and custom wiring harnesses.
- Coordinate and execute Preventive Maintenance Inspections in partnership with airport GSE maintenance teams, completing pre- and post-PMI checklists and returning tractors to autonomous service.
- Troubleshoot sensor and perception hardware including wheel encoders, LiDAR, radar, cameras and vehicle displays.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in hardware field engineering, electromechanical systems, vehicle electronics, robotics or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair both mechanical systems and electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, vehicle power systems and connectors.
- Experience reading and working from wiring diagrams, vehicle schematics and mechanical drawings.
- Comfort working independently in a field environment - scheduling your own work, prioritizing across multiple open issues and communicating status clearly to remote stakeholders.
- Familiarity with CAN bus diagnostics and vehicle controller systems.
- Exposure to sensor hardware including encoders, LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU or camera systems.
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