What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vehicle Technician position at Altair Engineering?
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Vehicle Technician
Job Summary:
Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for a Vehicle Technician. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
As an Automotive Technician, you will be responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining vehicles to ensure optimal performance and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and repair vehicle bumper to bumper.
- Inspect and repair electrical and electronic systems.
- Replace or repair transmissions and fuel components as needed.
- Repair cooling components and systems, including air conditioners and engine cooling.
- Perform emissions inspections, safety checks, and state-regulated vehicle examinations.
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
- Produce accurate and legible paperwork reflecting work performed.
- Conduct test drives to ensure proper vehicle operation.
- Perform vehicle software up-dates.
- Identify quality issues.
- Ability to work with cross functional teams to root cause quality issues.
- Assist in Quality Engineering investigations/teardowns, and vehicle warranty repairs.
- Perform vehicle maintenance where applicable.
- Support Engineering with special studies/projects.
- Perform vehicle quality and reliability audits documenting quality issues.
- Perform all procedures as directed by Management.
Additional Duties:
- Communicate status updates on vehicle repairs.
- Collaborate with other technicians and service advisors to ensure efficient workflow.
- Stay updated on the latest automotive technologies and repair techniques.
- Operate diagnostic tools and equipment to identify vehicle issues.
Basics:
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of automotive systems and repair techniques.
- 5 years of automotive repair experience.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to diagnose and resolve complex mechanical issues.
- Customer Service: Excellent communication skills to interact with customers and explain vehicle issues.
- Attention to Detail: Ensure all repairs and maintenance tasks are performed accurately.
- Time Management: Efficiently manage time to complete tasks within deadlines.
- Regularly perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling heavy objects.
- Ability to work in various positions, such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Certification from a recognized automotive training program (e.g., ASE certification).
- Valid driver's license.
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “First”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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