Calibration Vehicle Technician

Position Overview

The Calibration Vehicle Technician will assist in the technical and logistical support of production-intent and development vehicles to be used in engineering on board diagnostics (OBD) and calibration testing. Within this team, strong communication skills are needed as you'll be providing or coordinating instrumentation, maintenance, DoT readiness, and calibration updates and also diagnostic trouble shooting. You must also be detail oriented, as you'll be working with different engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with engineering, vehicle program teams, site facility teams and plants in keeping constant and consistent communication to provide support for calibration fleet trucks
• Installing testing instrumentation like thermocouples or pressure pickups
• Ordering fleet type maintenance and repairs on class 4-8 trucks
• Knowing Dept. of Transportation requirements for trucks and trailers
• Scheduling route and load tests based on engineering requests
• Maintaining fleet documentation and presenting uptime reports
• Forecast budget requirements for vehicles at each site
• Ability to travel to remote test locations to support engineering, customers, or production plants
• Knowledge of service portal and ordering replacement parts
• Diagnostic fault analysis and execute service procedure  
• Create work orders in Maintenance Connection
• Create pyxis of issues (include pictures, data, and significant details)

Minimum Requirements

• Associate's degree

• At least 6 years of experience supporting engineering activities and/or automotive or diesel mechanic experience

OR

• At least 8 years of experience supporting engineering activities and/or automotive or diesel mechanic experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current Navistar employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. Navistar does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Diesel exp is highly preferred
• Strong communication skills in-person, on the phone, and by email
• Well-versed in commercial class 8 fleet trucks, trailers, and on-highway norms
• Knowledgeable of maintenance cycles, DoT requirements, and procuring parts
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Familiar with Calibration tools like INCA and Canalyzer
• Familiar with performing calibration updates with service tools like Cummins InSIte, NED, or other service tools
• Familiar with CAN based datalinks and reading communication busses
• Flexible and adaptable in a rapidly changing environment
• Either have a Class A CDL or be willing to get one
• Identify, troubleshoot, contain, and permanently correct engineering issues in the assembly plant

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Employment Type: FULL_TIME