Mobile Engineer
Job description
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Mobile Vehicle Engineer
£30,000 - £38,000 per annum, plus OTE of up to £4,000 (OTE available after probation), Haywards Heath with travel across the South East, Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Permanent, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, Pension scheme, Free on-site parking, Team events and social activities
The Role
We are recruiting for a Mobile Vehicle Engineer to join a specialist engineering team supporting customers across the South East. Based near Haywards Heath and operating from a fully equipped company vehicle, this dual-role position combines workshop and mobile site work. The role involves the installation and servicing of mechanical and electrical vehicle adaptations to improve accessibility for disabled drivers and passengers.
- Install a variety of mechanical and electrical adaptations in customers' vehicles
- Travel to customer homes and dealerships across the South East for mobile installations
- Undertake workshop-based installations at the company's facility near Haywards Heath
- Carry out fabrication and MIG welding duties when required
- Interpret wiring diagrams to ensure correct installation of electrics
- Use initiative to overcome on-site installation challenges
- Deliver customer handovers and demonstrations post-installation
- Maintain accurate records and adhere to health and safety procedures
- Represent the company positively while working independently off-site
- Attend training courses as required to support continuous learning
Requirements
This role requires a multi-skilled engineer with confidence in both mechanical and electrical installations. A background in vehicle adaptations or auto electrics is highly desirable. You must hold a full UK driving licence, have your own hand tools, and be comfortable working unsupervised in customer-facing environments. Welding and fabrication experience are also highly desirable.
This role could suit someone who has worked as a Mobile Technician, Auto Electrician, or Adaptation Engineer.
Company Information
This dynamic and expanding business provides high-quality vehicle adaptations to customers across the South East. Known for its customer-focused approach and commitment to quality, the company values innovation, independence, and practical problem-solving. Staff enjoy a supportive, friendly culture with regular team activities and a focus on personal development.
Package
- £30,000 - £38,000 per annum
- OTE of up to £4,000 (after probation)
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Team events and social activities
- Own transport essential due to semi-rural location
Travail Employment Group is operating as an Employment Agency. Once you click to apply for this job your application will be immediately received by Travail Employment Group. If your application is successful a consultant will be in contact with you within the next 7 days. If you do not hear within 7 days you have unfortunately not been successful on this occasion.
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your vehicle adaptations or auto electrics background prominently in your Personal Statement, as the advert lists this as highly desirable in the Requirements section.
📊 Quantify your installation experience: e.g. 'Completed 200+ mechanical and electrical vehicle adaptation installations across customer homes and dealerships over 3 years'.
🔧 Explicitly list MIG welding and fabrication experience in your Skills section — the advert calls these out as desirable and they differentiate candidates in this specialist field.
🚗 Confirm your full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the South East early in your CV, as both are stated requirements and central to the mobile nature of the role.
🎯 Include a bullet point demonstrating unsupervised, customer-facing work — the advert specifically values engineers comfortable working independently off-site and representing the company positively.
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Installed over 150 mechanical and electrical vehicle adaptations annually for disabled drivers, achieving zero post-installation electrical faults across a 12-month period.
- •Interpreted complex wiring diagrams to complete auto-electrical adaptation fitments across 3 dealership sites, reducing average installation time by 20% through process refinement.
- •Performed MIG welding and fabrication on 40+ bespoke vehicle modification projects, maintaining full compliance with health and safety procedures across all mobile and workshop-based assignments.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Travail Employment Group's Mobile Vehicle Engineer vacancy immediately caught my attention — the combination of mechanical and electrical vehicle adaptation work, including MIG welding and wiring diagram interpretation, aligns precisely with the hands-on, multi-skilled engineering career I have been building. The opportunity to serve disabled drivers across the South East, working independently from a company vehicle, is exactly the kind of purposeful, field-based role I am seeking.
My background in auto electrics and vehicle modification has equipped me to carry out complex adaptation installations confidently, both in workshop settings and at customer premises. I have experience interpreting wiring diagrams, completing fabrication tasks, and delivering post-installation handovers to customers — skills that map directly to the requirements outlined in your advert. I hold a full UK driving licence and am fully comfortable representing an employer professionally while working unsupervised off-site.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through how you would interpret a wiring diagram to install an electrical vehicle adaptation safely.
- ›What types of mechanical and electrical vehicle adaptations have you installed, and what challenges did you encounter?
- ›Describe your MIG welding experience — what materials and thicknesses have you worked with in a vehicle context?
- ›How do you ensure health and safety compliance when working on a customer's vehicle at their home or a dealership?
- ›What steps do you take when you encounter an unexpected on-site installation problem that isn't covered by the job sheet?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to use your initiative to solve a technical problem while working unsupervised off-site.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to explain a technical product or installation to a customer with no engineering background.
- ›Give an example of when you managed multiple site visits in a single day — how did you prioritise and stay organised?
- ›Tell me about a time you received feedback from a customer during or after a handover — how did you respond?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt your approach mid-installation due to an unexpected vehicle configuration.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to use your initiative to solve a technical problem while working unsupervised off-site.
Describe a situation where you had to explain a technical product or installation to a customer with no engineering background.