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Senior Field Engineer

Detroit, Michigan USA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior individual contributor diagnosing complex vehicle software and hardware issues in fleet, automotive, robotics, or ADAS environments, acting as an escalation point for high-severity faults and driving operational improvements.

Role type

Senior IC field engineer (automotive/fleet diagnostics)

Builds

Fleet operations continuity, diagnostic workflows, and safety-compliant repair processes

Domain

Automotive, robotics, ADAS, fleet management

Deliverable

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

Required skills

vehicle software and hardware diagnostics, software debugging fundamentals, independent problem solving, operational leadership, project and process ownership, safety and compliance protocols, familiarity with vehicle diagnostic tools and monitoring platforms

Preferred skills

on-road testing operations support, ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems expertise, experience collaborating with software engineering teams in production environments, prior senior or lead-in-practice experience

Technologies

Datadog, Mender, JIRA

Responsibilities

Lead resolution of complex vehicle software and hardware issues; act as escalation point for high-severity faults; provide cross-regional escalation support; ensure fault triage meets safety and compliance standards; set day-to-day technical priorities and guide team execution; own projects and processes end-to-end; champion safety-first decision-making and continuous improvement

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with operational leadership

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