Service Validation & Labor Time Technician (EV)

Location: On-site in Troy, Michigan, United States. Regular schedule is Monday to Friday, 7:00am–3:30pm EST, with occasional flexibility for project deadlines and up to 10% travel.

Company

hirify.global is a startup building affordable, customizable electric vehicles in the USA as part of its reindustrialization effort.

What you will do

• Create repair procedures and labor time studies across body, interior, chassis, electrical, propulsion, and restraint systems.
• Track and document labor-time allowances, including studies for technical service bulletins, recalls, and accessory installations.
• Validate customer-facing removal and installation procedures, diagnostic troubleshooting trees, scan tool content, and FOTA updates on vehicles through development and production milestones.
• Collaborate with service partners to maintain the labor time guide and manage changes.
• Identify repair-efficiency opportunities, respond to field inquiries, and support service issue escalations.
• Support special service tool validation, fastener torque escalations, and plant repair-bay problem resolution.

Requirements

• At least one of the following: an associate’s degree, an automotive vocational program, ASE Master Technician Certification, or an automotive OEM Master Technician Certification.
• 8+ years of automotive technician experience, preferably with hybrid or electric vehicles.
• Hands-on experience with high-voltage electric vehicle systems, diagnostics, and testing.
• Experience with automotive OEM time-study procedures and documentation, electrical schematics, vehicle diagnostics, and ECU troubleshooting on CAN and LIN buses.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record; ability to lift and carry up to 35 pounds and perform standing, walking, and repetitive tasks for extended periods.
• Applicants must be authorized to work permanently in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Previous automotive OEM or supplier experience.
• Experience with CAD, Polarion, and regulatory requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture centered on safety, customer focus, innovation, continuous improvement, and respectful collaboration.
• Consistent regular schedule with limited overtime subject to prior approval.
• Startup environment emphasizing ingenuity, resourcefulness, and practical problem-solving.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.