Figureai
Manufacturing Equipment Technician
San Jose, CA. Posted 19 months ago
The role
The Manufacturing Equipment Technician supports the Manufacturing Engineering Team with launching, maintaining, and improving assembly lines. This role involves providing technician-level support for manufacturing equipment and troubleshooting production issues.
What you will do
- Provide technician-level support for manufacturing equipment
- Serve as the first point of contact to troubleshoot production issues
- Develop and own a full maintenance program
- Write standard operating procedures and work instructions for equipment operation
- Operate equipment during initial process validation builds
- Train operators and associates on equipment operation
- Support engineering teams with line setup and process validation
- Support engineering teams on failure root cause investigations
- Support cycle time studies
- Implement equipment and process improvements
Required qualifications
- Experience with high tech manufacturing tools and automation
- Occasional travel to equipment vendor locations
- Familiarity with basic tools and facilities equipment such as drills, soldering irons, wire crimping, and compressed air fittings
- Ability to take full ownership of projects with minimal direction from managers
- Respectful work attitude with a championship mindset
- Excellent time management skills and a commitment to punctuality
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment with complex equipment
- Strong attention to detail with a methodical approach to documentation and organization
- Ability to lift and transport materials safely (up to 50lbs as required)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting
Nice to have
- Experience working with battery cells
- Experience working with adhesive dispense systems
- Experience working with laser weld equipment
- Background in machining and fabrication
- Forklift or other powered equipment certification
About the company
Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.