Bench Technician Associate (Contract)

<div class="content-intro"><p>Latitude AI (<a href="http://lat.ai">lat.ai</a>) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.&nbsp;</p> <p>When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – <strong><em>all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.</em></strong></p> <p>As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.</p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Meet the team:</strong></span></p> <p>The Bench Technician Associate will provide installation, upgrade, and engineering change requirements of all components including hardware and software. You will also be responsible for advanced diagnostic and triage support, technology expertise and end of line (EOL) commissioning support for the daily operation of the bench fleet. The role will perform independent project tasks and collaborate with a cross-functional team of internal and external customers and teammates.</p> <p><strong><em>This contract will be 12 months in length.</em></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What you’ll do:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Communicate with cross functioning teams on advanced architecture, sensor and compute control systems</li> <li>Follow provided work instructions such as tech papers, schematics, 2D and 3D prints, cut sheets, sample harnesses</li> <li>Assemble, modify, and repair wiring harnesses from schematics, using hand tools and proper assembly and rework techniques</li> <li>Validate signal path, network functionality, configuration management and scheduling mechanisms are functional across various sites and platforms</li> <li>Work individually or in small teams to complete daily triage and engineering requirements</li> <li>Document configuration management, diagnostic and triage events and bench health using various systems and automated tools</li> <li>Track inventory of project parts and supplies</li> <li>Maintain clean and organized workspace</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: aria