Robotics Manufacturing Technician

WHAT WE'RE BUILDING: We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform: 🤖 Physical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity. 🧪 Scientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously. This is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things. THE TEAM:

• We’re a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We’re collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!
• As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics — plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
• Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don’t mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically. THE ROLE: We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician to help scale our production. As one of our first hires manufacturing team you will work very closely our hardware team to make our bring our automated lab to life. You will be responsible for building, testing and and providing feedback on the hardware that our robots need to fully automate customer protocols. A love for operating in an experimental and fast paced environment is a must. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
• Help build, test, maintain and ship our robotic systems
• Follow detailed work instructions and provide feedback to help improve our product and processes
• Maintain inventory of our components and finished assemblies
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace LET'S TALK IF YOU HAVE:
• Strong mechanical intuition and hardware debugging and assembly skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to thoroughly follow written instructions
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Experience building, testing, and scaling hardware
• A hacker’s mindset and are a quick learner
• Willingness to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem
• Know your way around rapid prototyping technology
• A willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope
• High school diploma or equivalent experience BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
• Ability to read, interpret and work from technical drawings
• Experience with CAD and PLM packages
• Knowledge of robotics, motion control, camera, force/torque sensors
• Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators
• Experience working in a laboratory or research environment WHAT WE OFFER:
• 401k
• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Relocation benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Weekday dinners This position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We offer relocation benefits for applicants who need to relocate. Medra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies. We value diversity at Medra and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

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