- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Santa ClaraCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Apr 2, 2025
- Salary
- $80,000–$120,000 a year
Full-time
Mechanical Integration Technician
Job description
We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.
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Job responsibilities
- Build, modify, and maintain prototype autonomous vehicles, test platforms or benches.
- Integrate mechanical and electrical components such as sensors, actuators, compute units, and power systems.
- Fabricate brackets, mounts, and custom parts using rapid prototyping tools (3D printers, laser cutters, welders, etc.).
- Build and route wire harnesses, perform soldering/crimping, and troubleshoot electrical connections.
- Execute test plans and collect system performance data during in-lab and on-road testing.
- Collaborate closely with engineers to iterate on hardware and integration approaches.
- Maintain the prototyping garage/shop, ensuring tools, materials, and components are organized and safe to use
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical, or system integration issues
Job requirements
- Proven hands-on experience building or customizing vehicles, motorcycles, robotic systems, drones, or RC vehicles
- Demonstrated ability to create custom mechanical or electrical assemblies from scratch or adapt existing systems creatively
- Comfort working with mechanical tools, electrical prototyping equipment, and basic fabrication tools.
- Understanding of vehicle systems (chassis, suspension, drivetrain) and/or embedded electronics (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensor integration)
- Ability to work from engineering drawings, rough sketches, or verbal guidance to produce working assemblies
- Ability to create parts in CAD (SolidWorks or NX preferred)
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with a "get-it-done" mindset—thrives in a prototyping-heavy, hands-on environment