Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Collision Repair Specialist
Company: Autonomous Vehicle Company
Location: Foster City, CA
Duration: ~6 months
Hourly Pay Rate: Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by JBC/WG
Schedule: Monday - Friday (8am - 5pm) fully onsite
Details:
Collision Repair Specialist to lead the execution of body repairs related to our test and operations fleet vehicles. As an expert, you will review collision damages and work with designated shops to develop repair plans and execute on them. You will support onboarding new shops at various operations locations to help build a Collision repair network. You will collaborate with the Fleet support technician team and program management to support repairs, testing and validation activities, spares forecasting to devise innovative solutions. You will define repair requirements by working with the Quality team to establish repair standards and practices. If you thrive on tackling ambiguous problems and have extensive experience in the collision industry, this role is perfect for you.
Responsibilities:
- Support the collision program team in onboarding collision repair shops to develop a collision network at various operational sites.
- Support the collision repair program in testing and validating repair solutions. Assist with the documentation of repair procedures and methods, thereby enabling SOP development.
- Provide guidance to the repair shops performing repairs on fleet vehicles. Serve as a subject matter expert on all repairs by consulting with the engineering teams.
- Partner with various cross-functional teams to support repair operations as needed, ensuring timely repairs and reducing vehicle downtime.
- Collaborate with the supply chain team and serviceability engineers to develop a spare parts planning strategy for new vehicle releases.
- Support cost estimation for repairs by collaborating with the repair shops and program team for use during collision evaluations.
- Participate in repair activities to identify and document improvement opportunities. Collaborate with tooling engineers to create the necessary tools to advance internal repair capabilities.
- Assist the program team with process development opportunities.
Requirements: - Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in OEM automotive collision repair.
- In-depth understanding of industry practices in collision repair, with experience in both structural and cosmetic vehicle body repairs.
- Proven track record in performing complex body related repairs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create solutions, and independently managing multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability to perform hands on paint related repair involving minor touch up
- Proven capability in executing practical paint repairs, including minor touch-ups.
- Proficient in 3D CAD software or willingness to learn
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Automotive Technology.
- Willingness to travel domestically for business purposes as needed.
Bonus Qualifications: - Experience in developing OEM collision repair certification programs.
- Familiarity with working on forged carbon/carbon fiber automotive bodies.
- CATIA experience is an advantage.