Position Overview:
Velo’s 3D printers can build parts that are impossible for every other metalworking machine or technique in the world. As part of this cutting-edge technology, the components that form part of these machines must deliver high performance while maintaining reliability. As a manufacturing technician, you will work under the direction of process and manufacturing engineers to build and test one-of-a-kind system components for R&D and manufacturing teams.
Shift Schedule & Location
- Candidates must be available to work Monday through Friday from 6:00am to 2:30pm with occasional overtime as required.
- Candidates must be able to work on-site in Fremont, CA for the first 6–8 months, after which the position will be based in Livermore, CA
Travel Requirements
Candidates will be required to travel approximately 10–15% of the time, including trips of up to one week at a time, to support machine installations at various locations throughout the United States.
Responsibilities
- Assemble critical system components, maintaining precision and high standards every time.
- Test system components for performance using advanced metrology equipment.
- Monitor material and parts with a keen eye for defects and non-conformance.
- Maintain organized and detailed testing records.
- Ensure adequate quantities of all necessary subcomponents and materials are available in inventory.
- Reliably escalate problems and communicate suggestions for improvement.
- Work with manufacturing and shipping departments to send system components where they are needed.
- Work with print shop team to develop skills needed to operate systems
- Work with engineering to develop skills required for system bring up
Qualifications
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel.
- Mechanical aptitude and at least three years of formal or informal hands-on experience with mechanical systems and components.
- Preference will be given to those possessing experience with metrology equipment or specialized machinery.
- Excellent work ethic
- Uncompromising drive for excellence
- Good organizational skills and ability to keep detailed records.
- Motivation to identify problem areas and implement new techniques for quality improvement.
- Honesty and character to admit responsibility for mistakes so that they can be quickly remediated.
- Forklift experience
Physical Demands
- Able to lift a maximum of 50 pounds and stand for extended periods of time
- Must wear steel-toed boots
- Must wear protective eye-wear
- May require hearing protection
- High frequency of computer keyboarding
- High frequency of viewing a computer monitor
- Other personal protective equipment as applicable