The role:

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Senior Vehicle Maintenance Technician to join our Vay team in Las Vegas (NV) to support the readiness and uptime of our Remotely-Operated Vehicles (ROV) and telestations (TS) fleet. The successful candidate will be responsible for ordinary and extraordinary maintenance and repairs of hardware infrastructure. This person will be in charge of resolving technical issues efficiently, will contribute towards the operations and up-keeping of our workshop through documentation and processes and coordinating with internal operational and engineering teams, as well as external repair facilities.

The responsibilities:

• Ordinary and Extraordinary Maintenance: Configure, set up, repair, maintain, diagnose, and sign off vehicles and tele-stations for safe on-the-road usage, ensure availability for operational requirements, hardware technical support, update fleet to new hardware contents, diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, implement effective solutions, in direct collaboration with engineering and integration teams.
• Issue Resolution: Respond promptly to breakdowns or malfunctions to minimise downtime. Keep detailed records of maintenance activities, repairs, and parts used. Provide feedback and recommendations for continuous improvement of maintenance procedures and vehicle performance
• Coordinate external repairs with body shops and workshops, ensuring timely and quality of service

• Workshop up-keeping: Maintain a clean, organised, and safe workshop environment, ensuring all tools and equipment are in good working order and properly stored. Support warehouse team with inventory of spare parts and consumables, coordinating with operational buyers to order supplies as needed

• Keep vehicle status and documents up to date at all times
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety and quality standards, and company policies.

The profile:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as vehicle technician
• Extensive knowledge of methods, techniques, parts, tools, and materials used in the maintenance and repair of vehicles
• Reliable, self-starter, roll-up-the-sleeves work ethos: Available to working on holidays and overtime

• Diagnostic troubleshooting experience with OEM systems: high-level experience working with HV systems and hybrid drivetrains, CAN/LIN, HVAC, cooling, chassis, and suspension.
• Ability to operate comfortably within and troubleshoot Linux based systems.
• Diagnostic experience with embedded modules, self-driving systems and sensor stacks
• Technical trade school certificate or Associate Degree in automotive repair
• ASE certification and/or manufacturer certification are a plus

Our values:

• We pioneer change: At Vay, we’re doing work that has never been done before. This comes with challenges, frustrations and failures along the way. We embrace these challenges through perseverance and innovation, delivering creative solutions to overcome them.
• We fuel collaboration: At Vay, we work as a team and strive for a common goal. We celebrate diversity and encourage different opinions. Our teams and partners communicate and collaborate openly. Together we build, improve, and grow.
• We drive action: At Vay, everyone takes pride and commitment in their role for every task and every challenge. We are biassed towards action and get behind the steering wheel, even when there is none. We are empowered to take initiative and drive it to completion.
• We build trust: At Vay, we consistently do the right thing, and follow through on our commitments to stakeholders, users and society. We understand their expectations and always respond in a way that feels human and respectful. We always put safety first and safety second.
• We create magic: At Vay, we don’t just make things that work, we build products people love. We create unexpected and delightful moments for our riders. We design end-to-end experiences that leave a lasting expression.

Additional benefits:

• Company ESOP (stock options)
• You’ll be joining a highly committed, experienced, fun, and international team from over 30 countries. The team has previously worked at companies such as Tesla, Google, Waymo, Zoox, Byton, Argo, Amazon, Uber as well as Audi, BMW, and Daimler and has founded various companies before
• You would be a part of solving transportation in metropolitan areas all over the world
• We organise thoughtful & fun team events throughout the year
• We provide healthy snacks, drinks, and coffee at our downtown office in Las Vegas