Engineering Technician

Overview

We’re seeking an Engineering Technician who wants to do their life’s work advancing general-purpose labor—someone driven to become the best in their craft by taking full responsibility for building cutting edge technology. You’ll thrive in a small, tight-knit team with real ownership, hustle hard, and get your hands dirty. This is the chance to bet on yourself, build the future, and create impact far beyond the lab.

You will have the ability to contribute to the engineering and design of the next generation robotic systems. Equity is also included with this role at an early stage startup.

Company Description

Feather Robotics, a VC-backed startup, is assembling a world-class team to build general-purpose robots. While competitors pursue end-to-end integration, Feather is relentlessly focused on creating the best labor platform, akin to Apple and Nvidia, for others to build, monetize, and scale on.

Feather blends cutting-edge robotics and AI with speed, capital efficiency, and go-to-market innovation. In under six months, Feather became one of the fastest humanoid companies to revenue with 6 LOIs and 5 paid orders (vs 31 months for Figure).

Responsibilities:

• Metal Fabrication - Milling/Bridgeport/Lathe.
• CNC Operation and Maintenance (basic understanding OK).
• Soldering and Crimping.
• Assembling and wire routing.
• Creating and establishing standards for future technicians and production workers.
• Tool maintenance - Air compressor, Lathe, CNC, Vertical Mill.
• System debug and architecture design.
• Organization.

Qualifications

• Expert in soldering skills.
• Understanding of system architecture and electrical components for debug.
• Metal fabrication experience (long hours on a vertical mill).
• Extremely comfortable with tools and hands on work.
• Understanding of assembly principles including order of operations and fastener torque control.
• Organization skills in a shop environment.
• Experience building complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Read and understanding engineering drawings including GD&T.