Autonomous Driver Specialist Supplemental

Ford Motor Company • Romeo, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Autonomous Test Technician Supplemental works at the Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, Michigan and is responsible for driving vehicles on various test procedures.
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This is a union-represented salaried position.
This is a Supplemental Driver Position - candidates who apply must agree to ALL of the following:
Position is a UAW Represented Salaried Supplemental Position
The employees will be assigned to a crew and will need to check in with the supervisor on each day to find out if there is work available. The expectation is that IF work is available the employee would be able to come in and work on that shift. If employee is not available to come in on an assigned work day more than 20% of the time when work is offered (attendance less than 80% on shifts offered) during a 3 month period employee could be terminated for attendance.
Crew assignments are based on operation needs and seniority. We will try to accommodate employee preference for H-Crew/I-Crew but workload needs will determine final assignments.
There are four times during the year per contract that employees can request to move shifts. There is a potential based on seniority that an employee’s shift could be switched at that time based on other employee movement.
We have the 4 Crew Shift Pattern
H Days: 7:30 am – 7:30 pm (works every Mon/Tues and alternates Wednesdays and weekends per the calendar we reviewed)
I Days: 7:30 am = 7:30 pm (works every Thurs/Fri and alternates Wednesdays and weekends per the calendar we reviewed)
H Nights: 7:30 pm – 7:30 am (works every Mon/Tues and alternates Wednesdays and weekends per the calendar we reviewed)
I Nights: 7:30 pm = 7:30 am (works every Thurs/Fri and alternates Wednesdays and weekends per the calendar we reviewed)
Training Period
When employees first come onboard they will work a 5x8 schedule (M-F, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm) to allow for training. During the training period the employees will complete all onboarding tasks and safety training as well as training on all of the test procedures that are run in our unit. Typically this training period will last from 1-2 months after which the employee will be assigned to a crew. The training schedule is during the day ONLY.

Responsibilities

• Manually drive vehicles to support proving ground test procedures.
• Support the setup and teardown of autonomous test equipment.
• Maintain and perform daily inspections of autonomous equipment and vehicle.
• Observe and report vehicle characteristics with respect to functional performance and features.
• Support testing by moving and positioning vehicles for testing, fueling, and functional support.
• Communicate test and vehicle issues to vehicle test coordinators.
• Understand, Install, and remove all hardware related to autonomous testing.
• Diagnose and trouble shoot simple mechanical and electrical issues related to equipment used for autonomous testing (actuators, connectors, linkages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees