Manufacturing Technician

Contractual | 6 months |
Foster City, CA, California, USA
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Currently, we are looking for talented resources for one of our listed clients. If interested please reply to me with your updated resume or feel free to reach out to me for more details at  (949) 617-2673

Title: Manufacturing Technician
Location: Foster City, CA
Duration: 6 months

Job Description:

  • As a prototype Additive Manufacturing Technician at the Client, you will aid in the development of rapid first articles and prototypes to support Client mission to solve autonomous mobility.
  • This individual will be responsible for ensuring the AM lab can deliver high-quality 3D printed and Laser Cut parts and assemblies to our internal customers (engineers, product developers, etc.).
  • Their daily responsibilities will include pre and post-processing of parts; e.g. setting up builds on the additive machines, support material removal, performing scheduled maintenance, and general lab upkeep.
  • A Candidate for this role does not need to have an extensive background in AM (although it is a bonus) The ideal candidate will bring and grow a prototyping mindset in addition to a strong desire to learn, self-motivation, and is highly organized.

Responsibilities:

  • Prioritizing and completing work promptly
  • Professional communications regarding project updates, timelines, quality, requirements, risks, etc.
  • Pre-processing of parts; setting up builds using multiple different software suites
  • Post-processing of parts from processes like extrusion (FDM), photopolymerization (SLA), powder bed fusion (SLS), material jetting (Polyjet), and laser cutting
  • Develop and modify digital models of components and fixtures using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) as required
  • Final assembly and finishing of parts
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance of machines and ancillary equipment
  • Regularly updating and closing Additive Manufacturing JIRA requests
  • Maintain a high level of shop cleanliness and organization at all times

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience as a prototype technician
  • Basic ability to use CAD tools such as Solidworks (or similar) and to read and understand blueprints/engineering drawings
  • Ability to communicate and evaluate a design for fabrication
  • Excellent customer-service mindset

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with documentation tools like Jira, Confluence
  • Experience with advanced CAD tools like CATIA and design concepts like GD&T
  • MIG and TIG welding experience
  • CNC operation experience
  • Experience with lab or shop management and safety
  • Exposure to mold and model making]

About us:
At our organization, we take our mission and values to heart! We are on a mission to offer more and better jobs all over the world! Our goal is to care for you while you care for our clients and get you paid the highest pay possible. All our associates working with us are expected to embrace our RACE values: R - Results Matter, A- Approachable, C - Care, and E - Emergency i.e. work with a sense of urgency.

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