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Engineering Technician – Automotive

Wensleydale, VIC, au💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Hands-on engineering technician supporting advanced vehicle development, testing, and validation programs by maintaining prototype vehicles, operating test equipment, and troubleshooting vehicle systems.

Role type

Senior IC automotive engineering technician (vehicle development & testing)

Builds

Development vehicles, test fixtures, instrumentation setups, and validation data for vehicle motion control systems

Domain

Automotive engineering, vehicle dynamics, and prototype testing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

vehicle mechanical and electrical systems knowledge, workshop maintenance and fault-finding, fabrication and welding, operation of lathes and mills, electrical module and braking system modification, test fixture fabrication, inventory management, safety compliance

Preferred skills

Fitter & Turner qualification, forklift licence, experience in development/prototype/testing environments

Technologies

workshop machinery (lathes, mills), vehicle instrumentation, test equipment, electrical modules, braking systems

Responsibilities

Prepare, maintain, and service development vehicles and test equipment; troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across vehicle systems; remove, replace, and modify electrical modules and components; fabricate test fixtures and components; conduct development testing in consultation with engineers; manage storage of prototype parts and consumables; ensure workshop operations are safe and compliant

Seniority

Experienced, hands-on IC

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