Auto Electrician at Proforce Limited

​Position Overview

​Proforce Defence is seeking a skilled and meticulous Auto-Electrician to join our engineering and production team at our manufacturing facility in Ode Remo, Ogun State.

The successful candidate will be responsible for installing, diagnosing, repairing, and testing complex electrical wiring, electronic control systems, auxiliary power units, and specialized electronic components in tactical, armored, and heavy-duty military-grade vehicles.

​Key Responsibilities

• ​Electrical System Installation: Lay out, harness, splice, route, and connect complete low-voltage and high-voltage electrical wiring looms, circuit breakers, relays, fuses, and switches across vehicle chassis and body shells.
• ​Component Integration: Install and wire auxiliary electrical systems including sirens, communication gear, thermal/night-vision sensors, lighting systems, battery management systems, and specialized tactical hardware.
• ​Diagnostics & Troubleshooting: Use electronic diagnostic equipment, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and OBD scanner tools to trace, diagnose, and isolate complex electrical shorts, grounding issues, or signal faults.
• ​Power Management & Battery Systems: Install and maintain dual-battery setups, heavy-duty alternators, power inverters, voltage regulators, and auxiliary power distribution blocks.
• ​Schematic Compliance & Documentation: Read, interpret, and work strictly according to automotive electrical wiring schematics, harness diagrams, and technical assembly manuals.
• ​Quality & Safety Testing: Conduct rigorous pre-delivery electrical checks and functional load tests on completed vehicles to verify reliability under extreme operational conditions.

​Key Engineering & Technical Knowledge Requirements

• ​Automotive Electrical & Electronic Systems: Comprehensive understanding of DC circuits, CAN bus protocol, multiplexing, engine management systems (EMS), charging systems, and electronic control units (ECUs).
• ​Wire Harness Design & Fabrication: Deep knowledge of gauge sizing, insulation standards, weather-proofing, heat-shrink techniques, and protective conduit routing for ruggedized defense vehicles.
• ​Diagnostic Equipment & Measurement: Expertise in operating advanced multimeter tools, signal generators, insulation testers, and computer-based OBD/CAN diagnostic software.
• ​Technical Blueprint & Schematic Reading: Ability to analyze complex vehicle wiring diagrams, harness pinouts, color codes, and electrical symbols.
• ​Vehicle EMI/RFI Shielding: Basic understanding of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding principles relevant to military communications and electronic defense systems.

​Qualifications & Experience

• ​Education: NABTEB, Trade Test Class 1, OND, or HND/B.Sc. in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• ​Experience: Minimum of 2–5 years of hands-on auto-electrical experience in vehicle assembly plants, heavy equipment maintenance, or specialized vehicle modification workshops.
• ​Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving abilities, high attention to detail, manual precision in crimping/soldering, and safety awareness for DC high-current systems.