Mechanical Assembly Technician

About Willow Garage

Willow Garage intends to revolutionize robotic mobile manipulation and to jump start a broad scale industry in that area. We are working towards this goal through fostering robust open hardware and software platforms; doing research internally and in close cooperation with top research groups across the globe to systematically remove the key bottlenecks to robotic capability; and enabling or spinning off companies in different application areas. We are well funded and able to do this with staying power.

We have assembled a team of international leaders in a wide range of robot fields from machine perception, machine learning, planning, control, grasping, human-robotic interaction and on to mechanical and electrical engineering. We have a great work environment with large and fluid collaborations across areas of expertise. We're open, we publish, run workshops, attend conferences and collaborate widely with top researchers around the world. We have soccer games and free lunches, and company outings from ski trips to zero-g flights.

Primary Function

Looking for energetic and motivated individuals to join our manufacturing team in producing world class robotics technology.
Candidates meeting all the criteria below, please send your resume including contact information.

Roles and Responsibilities

Work with other technicians, with direction from operations management, to produce required assemblies in a timely and efficient manner, with high quality and consistency.

Skills / Job Requirements

Experience: Minimum 3 years hands-on experience a must.

Required Skills:
- Experience using assembly instructions to: align, fit, and assemble complex mechanical assemblies with minimal supervision.
- Able to: diagnose, rework, and repair mechanical assemblies.
- Skilled using a wide variety of equipment including: power tools, hand tools, torque tools, and wire crimpers.
- Familiar with: motor assemblies, belt tensioning, bearing assemblies, gearboxes.
- Experience building and installing wire harnesses.
- Excellent concentration and attention to detail.
- Outstanding work efficiency, with consistency, and high quality.
- Team oriented, works well with others.
- Communication skills in English required (written and oral).
- Proficiency with computers.
- Basic Electronics knowledge a plus (through hole soldering, multi-meter).

Shift: Day

Application Materials

* Resume

To Apply

Send your Application Materials and links to any projects you'd like us to take a look at to jobs@willowgarage.com

Willow Garage is an equal opportunity employer