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Automotive Laboratory Technician I

Lensa
Livonia, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/31/2026
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We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn’t believe. At Roush, you’re part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Job Summary

The Automotive Laboratory Technician I will support engineering testing for research, development, or certification of vehicles, products, sub-systems, components, or materials. This role is responsible for collecting data using specialized equipment, control software, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. This role will also support diagnosis of the unit on test, and the complete experimental setup, to ensure operational efficiency and data quality. This position is located in Livonia, MI.

As An Automotive Laboratory Technician, You Will

  • Set up and align vehicles on a suspension development test rig, including mounting fixtures and instrumentation
  • Execute kinematics and compliance test procedures, operating the rig and control software to collect high-quality data on suspension and chassis performance
  • Perform preliminary data analysis and quality checks to ensure data integrity before delivery to engineering teams
  • Support regular maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of the test rig and associated sensors/instrumentation
  • Maintain accurate records of test setups, test runs, maintenance, calibrations, and part changes
  • Work directly with engineers to achieve specific experimental conditions and support test planning
  • Assist with diagnosis and issue resolution for the test rig, control software, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems
  • Ensure compliance with ISO standards and internal quality procedures for calibration and data management

To be considered an Automotive Laboratory Technician, you will need:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum 1 year of any of the following: mechanical, instrumentation, electrical or fabrication experience
  • Good computer skills and flexibility to learn new skills
  • Good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Good customer service and organizational skills
  • Basic knowledge of automotive powertrain systems, fuel systems, components, or material properties
  • Ability to learn and follow detailed test procedures while recording data

A Successful Candidate May Also Have

  • Associate degree or Technical School certification
  • 2 years experience testing vehicles, products, powertrains, engines, chassis components, or vehicle suspension systems
  • Experience operating an AB Dynamics SPMM 5000 K&C rig and Hunter wheel alignment machines
  • Valid Driver’s License and clean driving record
  • Good MS Office skills specifically with Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Experience with metal fabrication including welding and manual machining
  • Knowledge of common testing equipment and software used in vehicles, engine, fuel systems, components, products or material test environments
  • Experience using software packages including AB Dynamics control software, Mathworks Matlab or Siemens LMS TestLab
  • Ability to diagnose issues with experimental test setups, vehicle systems or test equipment

If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team. Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en

Visit our website: www.roush.com

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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at (734) 779-7087.

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