Founding Fabrication Technician

This is a full-time, in-office role building real robots that operate in messy, real-world road environments. If you love turning half-baked ideas into rugged hardware, thrive in early-stage chaos, and want your work deployed in the field, not stuck in CAD, this role is for you. ## **Key Responsibilities** * Build and iterate on early-stage robotic systems designed for unstructured outdoor environments * Fabricate custom robot components using CNC machining, welding, 3D printing, and manual machining * Work hands-on with metal and plastic fabrication (aluminum, steel, composites, polymers, etc.) * Rapidly prototype, assemble, modify, and repair robot hardware in support of aggressive field testing * Collaborate closely with EE and CS teams to integrate mechanical systems with electronics, sensors, and compute * Own mechanical builds from concept through deployment, including tolerancing, fixturing, and assembly * Troubleshoot mechanical failures in the field and redesign for durability, reliability, and serviceability * Improve manufacturability and repeatability of designs as systems mature * Help define and build out the company’s fabrication processes, tooling, and workshop capabilities * Move fast, make tradeoffs, and get hardware working under real constraints of time, cost, and environment ## **Qualifications** * Proven experience building robots or complex electromechanical systems at early-stage startups * Strong hands-on experience with: * CNC machining (mills and/or lathes) * Welding (MIG/TIG preferred) * 3D printing (FDM/SLA) * General metal and plastic fabrication * Comfortable reading and working from CAD and engineering drawings * Experience assembling systems that integrate motors, actuators, sensors, wiring, and enclosures * Experience working cross-functionally with electrical and software engineers * Ability to rapidly prototype, test, break, fix, and improve hardware in tight iteration loops * Strong intuition for mechanical design tradeoffs: strength, weight, cost, tolerances, and reliability * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment with incomplete information * Self-directed, detail-oriented, and biased toward action **Portfolios, photos of past builds, or examples of shipped hardware are highly encouraged.**