Additive Manufacturing Operator (m/f/d)

The role

You will prepare, set up, operate, and monitor equipment for metal 3D printing. This includes managing metal powders, performing post-processing, and conducting quality checks on manufactured components.

What you will do

• Prepare, set up, operate and monitor equipment for metal 3D printing
• Set up and start build jobs according to work and manufacturing documents
• Monitor ongoing build processes and document process deviations
• Unpack and professionally depowder manufactured parts and build platforms
• Handle metal powders safely in compliance with health and safety regulations
• Fill and empty equipment and sieve, process, label and store metal powders
• Operate EDM equipment, especially wire erosion machines
• Remove support structures and perform manual and machine post-processing
• Perform simple dimensional, visual and quality inspections
• Work with measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges and scales

Required qualifications

• Successfully completed metal technical or metal processing vocational training or comparable technical qualification
• Practical experience in an industrial manufacturing or production environment
• Confident handling of technical drawings, work instructions and manufacturing documents
• Experience in operating complex production machines
• Manual dexterity and good technical understanding
• High quality and responsibility awareness
• Careful, structured and independent way of working
• Strong awareness of occupational safety and responsible handling of metal powders
• Willingness to wear prescribed personal protective equipment
• Good German skills for processing work, quality and safety instructions
• Good English skills for communication and understanding technical documentation and instructions

Nice to have

• First experience in metal additive manufacturing, especially with Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)
• Experience in operating wire erosion or sinker erosion machines
• Knowledge in mechanical post-processing and surface finishing of metal parts
• Basic knowledge in quality assurance and handling of testing and measuring tools

Benefits

• Employee participation program with virtual company shares
• 30 days vacation
• Company pension scheme with 20% employer subsidy after probation period
• Subsidized lunch
• Flexible mobility budget including Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto or fuel subsidy
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sponsored Sports Club membership (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning budget after probation period
• Childcare subsidy for children not yet of school age

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a pioneer in the New Space industry aiming to enable better, faster and more cost-effective access to space. The company builds revolutionary rockets to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch options for small and medium satellites.