Senior Operations Specialist

Senior Operations Specialists support the business to ensure the fleet is ready to be deployed and safe to operate on the roads. Operating a vehicle/conducting field operations is crucial in the role. Communicating between teams and helping to improve utilization of resources. This role will also identify gaps and assist in/ creating processes that improve operations around the globe. While efficiency is crucial, nothing comes before safety and the Senior Operations Specialist is a key team member to uphold this responsibility.

**Essential Duties**:

- Conduct test case reviews for R&D
- Drive the Autonomous Vehicles for road operations such as manual data collections
- Safely operate the Autonomous Vehicle in autonomous mode, to disengage if necessary
- Asset tracking of drives and ingesting data
- Utilize fleet management tools to support fleet operations
- Utilize command center and support tele-operations
- Conduct field operations to support validation
- Collaborate with engineering teams for reporting of results
- Perform sensor calibration, systems diagnostics and software deployment.
- Test, and validate Autonomous Vehicle electrical and mechanical systems.
- Inspect and maintain equipment using debugging tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, Vector CAN analysis software and tools, and PC-based diagnostic software.
- Inspect and maintain autonomous vehicles periodically
- Triage and troubleshoot mechanical/electrical/self-driving system issues and document for issue resolution.
- Work closely with R&D teams to understand new procedures and requirements and provide useful feedback.
- Ability to create and follow SOPs, checklists, and internal service bulletins
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Enthusiasm for the AV industry as well as safety/mobility is preferred
- Experience in the automotive industry or a fleet preferred
- Automotive mechanical certifications (e.g. high voltage)
- Hands-on experience with Automotive diagnostics (UDS) systems, OBD tools and automotive networks (CAN, Ethernet).
- Experienced with automotive sensors and networks - such as lidars, radars, cameras, GPS, IMUs, CAN bus, and data networks
- Exemplary organizational and time management skills
- Valid Singapore driver's license required
- Zero (0) demerit points on licence (DIPS)
- Minimum of at least 3 years of driving experience

**Bonus points**:

- Experience with an issue-tracking and task management software platform such as JIRA, Polarion and Confluence

**Physical Demands**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

**Working Environment**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, road conditions and pedestrian traffic. The team member is regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate.

**Office Location**

Motional's Singapore office is located at 85 Science Park Drive, in the center of Singapore's premier research and technology hub. Positioned near the vibrant one-north innovation district, it is surrounded by leading R&D facilities, tech companies, and green spaces. With convenient access to public transit and modern amenities, the office supports Motional's advanced engineering and autonomous vehicle development in Asia.

**Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.**

**Our journey is always people first.**

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

**Higher purpose, greater impact.**

We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.

**Scale up, not sta