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AeroVect

Vehicle Service Technician, Autonomous Vehicles

Location

Atlanta, GA

Wage

$75,000 – $90,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. They are seeking a Vehicle Service Technician to integrate components on their autonomous driving platform.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble cable harnesses, fabricate mounts, integrate off-the-shelf components, and perform tests on integrated systems.
  • Work with schematics, diagrams, and written or verbal descriptions to complete assembly, fabrication, and integration tasks.
  • Maintain and improve the reliability of current vehicle autonomy systems, including all electrical and mechanical aspects.
  • Collaborate with the Autonomy Engineering team to support all aspects of ground vehicle autonomy.
  • Assist with workshop management by ensuring appropriate consumables are stocked and tools are operational.
  • Up to 50% travel may be required.

Requirements

  • Multiple years of experience integrating both mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing, testing, or diagnostic equipment.
  • Experience with power electronics, including servicing industrial batteries and implementing converters.
  • Prior experience in developing and supporting autonomy for a production ground vehicle subsystem or research prototype.
  • Proficiency with business tools such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 42% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $22–$31/hr middle band drawn from 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 84% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 65 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 193 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lockheed Martin (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Classic Collision (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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