Automotive Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 5 to 10+ years of advanced experience building complex automotive assemblies, prototypes, or custom chassis elements.
• Advanced TIG/MIG aluminium welding expertise, including cosmetic and structural welding on frames, suspension brackets, and thin body panels down to 0.040 inches.
• Proven ability to manage aluminium heat transfer to prevent distortion, warpage, and structural degradation.
• Active AWS D1.2 (Structural Aluminium) or AWS D17.1 (Aerospace/Automotive high-spec) qualification.
• Mastery of complex automotive blueprints and GD&T tolerances, often within ±0.005 inches.
• Expert use of surface plates, height gauges, digital calipers, micrometers, and similar metrology tools.
• Direct experience conducting, reviewing, and documenting detailed dimensional inspections before full production runs.

Responsibilities

• Build complex automotive assemblies, prototypes, and custom chassis elements.
• Design and build custom shop fixtures and hold-down jigs for repeatable, high-precision fitment.
• Operate programmable press brakes, automated shears, tube benders, and CNC plasma or waterjet tables.
• Interpret automotive blueprints and GD&T tolerances, and perform advanced layout and dimensional inspections.
• Conduct, review, and document first-article layout inspections before full production runs.
• Train and supervise junior welders to ensure aesthetic and structural compliance.
• Identify production bottlenecks and suggest design-for-manufacturability revisions to automotive engineers.
• Standardize non-destructive testing procedures, including dye penetrant testing for aluminium weld integrity.

Benefits

• Benefits supporting physical and mental health.
• Flexible working arrangements may be discussed, including working from home, in the office, or as a hybrid worker.