Telematics Field Application Technician

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

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• Become Subject Matter Expert on the Motive Hardware, Software Product Suite and Internal debugging tools.
• Become Subject Matter Expert on Motive Telematics solutions, Deployment and Infield Analysis Practices.
• Provide strategic onsite presence to Install, Supervise,Troubleshoot, QA, and Support Motive Implementations.
• Proactively seek to increase telematics coverage through relationship management, onsite research and outreach.
• Building and delivering installation partner training content and certification programs.
• Training & Certification of Third Parties and Internal Teams on Motive Installation Standards.
• Key stakeholders in building and maintaining online installation help center with articles, how-to-guides and additional resources.
• Ensuring on-site efficiency and safety at all times
• Guidance and Documentation: Collaborate closely with the Motive Field Engineering and Telematics teams, leveraging field experience to inform product enhancements, process improvements and innovations.
• Escalation Handling: Manage the review and resolution of escalated telematics and technical issues, ensuring a positive outcome for all stakeholders.

• 5+ years relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree or 2+ Years Relevant Experience or Certification
• Fluent in English
• Must demonstrate strong Computer Electronics / Hardware proficiency
• Expertise in vehicle architecture, embedded systems, and CAN bus communication protocols.
• Proficiency in vehicle diagnostics via OBD-II (J1979) and J1939, and strong understanding of vehicle communication standards (ie. KWP, UDS).
• Familiarity with legacy vehicle communication systems (ISO 9141, ISO 14230, SAE J1850, J1708, etc.)
• Strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to handle high-priority and time-sensitive technical scenarios.
• Confident in customer-facing roles, providing training, support, and assistance.
• Learning of the Automotive Telematics & Logistics Industry Required, prior experience is a plus.
• Ability to script using python, bash, or SQL.

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