Additive Technician

As an Additive Technician at Impulse, you’ll have the opportunity to drive and optimize production of additively manufactured components. You will work closely with additive engineers to deliver critical propulsion components with maximum efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a print farm with a priority based ticketing system to ensure timely processing and efficient printing needs of the company
• Safely and efficiently operate and maintain several assets, including: 
  • Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion (M-LPBF) printers
  • Multi-Axis Depowder Machine
  • Wire EDM
  • Instron Test Stand (Tensile)
  • Small-Scale Quality Equipment
• Full support of additive part post-processing (support removal, grind/polish, surface treatments, clean, etc.)
• Perform work instructions without deviation and provide feedback to improve the process
• Keep a clean, organized, and thoroughly maintain workspace
• Develop and implement efficiency and/or safety improvement projects
• Maintain consumable supply inventory
• Perform verification and validation activities through visual or optical inspection, use small scale quality equipment to take measurements
• Author clear and concise non-conformance reports (issue tickets) to support disposition of deviating hardware
• Maintain upkeep and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent certificate
• Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining FDM/FFF/SLA 3D printing systems in professional or personal fabrication environments.
• 4+ years working in a production/manufacturing environment