Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.
But Scout is more than just a brand, it's a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.
The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn't been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements — an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.
At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.
Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!
Become part of a pioneering team redefining the electric vehicle landscape. As a Senior Specialist, Repair Information and Customer Media, you will serve as a senior individual contributor and subject-matter expert within Aftersales Technical Service, responsible for developing, coordinating, and continuously improving Scout Motors' technician-facing repair information and customer-facing service media.
This role applies deep automotive service, repair, and technical documentation expertise to translate vehicle program updates, engineering changes, repair concepts, technician feedback, and regulatory inputs into accurate, clear, compliant, and release-ready service information. You will use independent judgment to resolve complex documentation, serviceability, compliance, usability, and release-readiness issues, while advising cross-functional stakeholders on repair information and customer media requirements.
You will work closely with Engineering, Repairability, Quality Assurance, Legal/Product Compliance, Service Operations, systems teams, suppliers, Scout Workshops, and Mobile Technicians to ensure documentation supports high-quality repairs, technician efficiency, market readiness, and a strong customer experience.
Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:
1. Own Repair Information Content Development and Release Readiness
- Research, analyze, create, edit, validate, and publish repair information for Scout Workshops and Mobile Technicians.
- Develop and maintain technician-facing service content, including:
- Repair Manuals
- Wiring Diagrams
- Fitting Locations
- Labor Repair Times
- Maintenance Tables and Manuals
- Emission Test Manuals
- Body and Paint Manuals
- Related service, repair, and workshop guidance
- Interpret complex vehicle, engineering, and repairability inputs to determine the appropriate documentation structure, level of detail, procedural sequence, illustrations, warnings, notes, and technician guidance.
- Drive content readiness for vehicle launch, program milestones, engineering changes, product updates, and market-specific release requirements.
- Ensure repair information is accurate, usable, consistent, and aligned with approved repair concepts and workshop execution needs.
2. Serve as Subject-Matter Expert for Customer-Facing Media
- Coordinate the creation, updating, verification, and release of customer-facing literature, including Owner's Manuals, digital guides, printed materials, app/web/infotainment content, and other customer service media.
- Ensure customer media reflects approved vehicle content, product updates, service requirements, legal inputs, and market-specific requirements.
- Advise stakeholders on content gaps, customer clarity, market needs, and risks that could affect release readiness or customer understanding.
- Support internal alignment between customer-facing information, workshop information, service requirements, and product compliance expectations.
3. Coordinate Compliance, Certification, and Translation Inputs
- Partner with Legal, Product Compliance, Engineering, Service Operations, and market stakeholders to ensure repair information and customer media meet applicable regulatory, conformity, certification, and internal quality requirements.
- Coordinate literature-related certification inputs, including auto-certification activities where required by market or product scope.
- Manage translation and localization workflows by clarifying source content, resolving terminology issues, validating technical meaning, and supporting consistency across markets.
- Identify and escalate compliance, market-readiness, or content-quality risks with clear recommendations and supporting analysis.
4. Drive Cross-Functional Problem Solving and Technical Alignment
- Network with key contacts across Engineering, Repairability, Quality Assurance, Service Operations, IT/systems, Legal/Product Compliance, suppliers, and workshops to resolve complex documentation and readiness issues.
- Frequently advise peers and stakeholders on repair information structure, documentation quality, technician usability, repair concept implications, and customer media requirements.
- Use independent judgment to select appropriate methods, evaluation criteria, and corrective actions when requirements are ambiguous or inputs conflict.
- Lead cross-functional working sessions as needed to align content scope, resolve open issues, and support timely delivery of high-quality service information.
5. Improve Repair Concepts, Labor Times, and Technician Usability
- Collaborate with Repairability, Engineering, and Quality teams to refine repair concepts, improve documentation usability, support accurate labor-time development, and reduce repair complexity.
- Analyze technician and workshop feedback to identify recurring documentation gaps, unclear procedures, tooling or parts-information dependencies, and opportunities to improve repair efficiency.
- Recommend and implement improvements that enhance repair quality, reduce technician effort, support mobile service execution, and improve consistency across Scout Workshops.
- Translate feedback from Scout Technicians and workshops into continuous improvement actions for repair documentation and customer media.
6. Provide Expert Technical Writing and Documentation Standards
- Write illustrated, highly professional, precise, and sequential technical documents that can be easily interpreted by workshop technicians, mobile technicians, and service stakeholders.
- Define and apply documentation standards for structure, terminology, warnings/cautions/notes, illustration usage, repair sequencing, version control, and release quality.
- Review technical content for accuracy, completeness, clarity, compliance alignment, and technician usability before release.
- Support the development of repeatable methods, templates, and best practices for repair information and customer media.
7. Track Deliverables, Risks, Feedback, and Continuous Improvement Actions
- Create and maintain project plans, timelines, issue logs, release trackers, and feedback closure plans related to repair information and customer media deliverables.
- Identify risks to content quality, timing, compliance, market readiness, or workshop usability and escalate with clear recommendations.
- Measure and communicate progress, open issues, feedback closure, rework drivers, and improvement actions to the Manager, Serviceability and Workshop Media and relevant stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement of documentation workflows, review cycles, quality gates, translation processes, and release readiness practices.
Location & Travel Expectations:
- This role is based in Novi, MI, with regular travel to other Scout locations including Charlotte, NC, Columbia, SC, and Fremont, CA.
- This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
- Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
- Travel: Domestic and international travel is expected as needed for program alignment, supplier coordination, training, and launch/readiness activities. Estimated travel is approximately 10% of working days, with higher travel possible during early program phases.
We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You'll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You'll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Information Technology, Technical Communication, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- 8+ years of experience in automotive repair information, workshop information editing, service literature, customer media, technical documentation, repairability, service operations, or a closely related aftersales technical domain.
- Deep understanding of vehicle systems, repair concepts, workshop processes, technical documentation practices, and technician usability needs.
- Experience resolving complex technical documentation, serviceability, release-readiness, or compliance-related issues using independent judgment and structured analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, advise others on complex matters, and build productive networks outside the immediate area of expertise.
- Strong technical writing capability, including the ability to create clear, sequential, illustrated, and professionally structured repair and customer information.
- Experience coordinating multiple deliverables, timelines, risks, dependencies, feedback loops, and continuous-improvement actions.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in ambiguous or evolving program environments.
- Familiarity with regulatory, product compliance, right-to-repair/repair information access, or market-specific customer literature requirements.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across technical, operational, legal/compliance, and service teams.
The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:
- Competitive insurance including:
- Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
- 401(k) program with:
- An employer match and immediate vesting
- Generous Paid Time Off including:
- 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
- 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
- Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.
Initial base salary range = $130,000.00 - $160,000.00
Internal leveling code: IC8
Notice to applicants:
- To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
- Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
- Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.
Equal Opportunity
Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact [email protected].
