EV Field Service Technician

Highland Electric Fleets•Boston, MA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Field Service Technician is enthusiastic about EVs and a self-starter who will work closely with customers to ensure that Highland’s electric vehicles and charging stations are working properly and that buses can get students to where they need to be. No day will look the same, but responsibilities will include performing original equipment manufacturer-approved testing, repairs, and troubleshooting customer issues. Highland will provide the relevant training to repair all local equipment including basic electric vehicle functions, Level 2 EV chargers to DC Fast Chargers, and communications equipment.

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years Electrician, Electric Vehicle, or Medium/Heavy duty truck Fleet repair experience
Advanced Diagnostic, Electrical, and AC skills required
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Knowledge of MS Suite products
Possess the recommended tools for a Medium Duty technician as well as electrical diagnostics tooling
Flexibility to work bus depot hours (early morning to afternoon) and weekends (when on scheduled shift)
Clean Driving Record is required
Commercial Driver’s License Required / Minimum 3 ASE certifications required (bonus compensation available if greater) / and Minimum of 4 OEM Certifications required (bonus compensation available if greater)

Responsibilities

Act as the company’s on-site advocate for EV’s and EVSBs, striving to achieve 90% overall uptime
Represent the company at customer locations with the highest standards of professional conduct
Retains a clean and safe work environment and brings any unsafe practices or conditions to management
Diagnoses malfunctions and performs electric vehicle and charger repairs (e.g. adjust/test steering, electrical, cooling, lubricating, braking systems, drive trains, suspensions, power steering units, etc.) and related assigned duties within qualification level, in accordance with all relevant Federal, State/Provincial and local guidelines and requirements.
Test-drives vehicles to ensure repair resolved
Maintain detailed and timely documentation for troubleshooting and repairs, records time and materials used for each assignment in asset management platform
Assist in managing of external support vendors to follow up and document repairs being made to Highland’s assets
Provides repair and maintenance assistance to junior technician staff
Performs road calls and on the road repairs as assigned.
Undergo electric vehicle and charger OEM and internal trainings