The Auto Electrician is responsible for installing, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing all electronic, electrical, and computer-managed systems across a mixed fleet of passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks. This includes comprehensive diagnostic, mechanical, and electrical servicing of automotive air-conditioning and climate control systems, ensuring optimal vehicle performance, safety, and comfort.
Key Responsibilities
- Multi-Voltage Diagnostics: Use advanced multi-brand scanners, oscilloscopes, and multimeters to identify electrical faults in both 12V (cars) and 24V (trucks) systems.
- Wiring Harness Repair: Read and interpret complex wiring diagrams to rebuild, repair, or splice damaged wiring looms and custom harnesses.
- AC System Diagnostics & Leak Detection: Pressure test AC systems using nitrogen, electronic leak detectors, or UV dyes to identify refrigerant leaks.
- Component Replacement: Diagnose and replace faulty AC compressors, magnetic clutches, expansion valves, receiver-driers, and blower motors.
- Climate Control Electronics: Troubleshoot climate control ECUs, cabin temperature sensors, sunload sensors, and electronic blend-door actuator motors.
- Refrigerant Handling: Safely evacuate, recover, flush, and recharge AC systems using refrigerants such as R134a and R1234yf with automated recovery stations.
- Heavy Truck Specialties: Service pneumatic and hydraulic electronic controls, heavy-duty starting circuits, dual-battery management systems, and sleeper-cab auxiliary AC/heating units.
- Small Car & Safety Technology: Maintain ECUs, ABS, airbag (SRS) systems, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), including cameras and sensors.
Desired Candidate Profile
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as an Auto Electrician.
Proven experience working on both passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks.
Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams and technical manuals.
Experience in automotive air-conditioning repair and refrigerant handling.
Relevant technical certification will be an added advantage.