Engineering Technician

Job description

Engineering Technician

Company Summary

Continuous Composites, headquartered in downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is the industry leader of Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D®).  We are developing a novel manufacturing method for carbon fiber composite components, primarily for aerospace customers

Your Role on the Team

We’re looking for an experienced and multi-talented Engineering Technician who is excited to bring improvements to CF3D® to market. Our ideal candidate has experience running complicated machinery such as CNC mills, as well as testing and documenting the test results. He/she will be comfortable understanding new concepts, executing test plans, documenting results, and communicating the results to the broader team. If you are a disciplined technician who seeks the rewarding challenge of developing new and cutting-edge systems, we want to hear from you.

Opportunities:

• Refine and improve a novel composite deposition process


• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (mechanical, materials, software, controls) to execute multi-year product development plans

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Maintaining CF3D® hardware


• Assembling and testing prototype hardware


• Post processing print samples for analysis and test purposes


• Running tests with varied process parameters and steps to optimize throughput and finished part quality


• Recording data to drive improvements in the CF3D® process


• Interfacing with the development teams for seamless integration of process, materials, hardware, and software


• Troubleshooting issues


• Working as a team to maintain progress on deliverables while knowing when to escalate risks and issues

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Associate's degree in chemical, materials, electrical, mechanical, or controls engineering


• 5 years of experience in a development or production environment


• Ability to interface with cross-functional teams and to collaborate with all stakeholders


• Diligent adherence to test plan and procedures during execution


• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to lift up to 50lb

Desired Experience

• Familiarity with g-code


• Experience with 6-axis robots


• Additive manufacturing familiarity


• One of the following:
  
  
  
  • Experience with mechanical fabrication
  
  
  • Experience with PLC programming and troubleshooting
  
  
  • Experience with materials testing
  
  
  • Experience with soldering and electrical wiring
  
  
  
  

Qualified candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S.  Candidates need to be lawfully able to work on ITAR or controlled information which requires that the applicant be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 CFR 120.62.

Continuous Composites generally does not provide sponsorship for work visas