3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics

About the Team

The OpenAI Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.

About the Role

As the Robotics 3D Printing Lab Technician, you will own the day-to-day operation of our additive manufacturing lab and help enable rapid hardware iteration across the robotics organization. You’ll manage and maintain a fleet of 3D printers, develop workflows for engineers to submit and track builds, and ensure high-quality prototype parts are delivered quickly and reliably.

You will partner closely with mechanical, electrical, and prototype engineering teams to support fast-paced robotics development. Beyond additive manufacturing, you will also contribute as a hands-on prototype technician supporting builds, rework, subsystem integration, and general lab operations across robotic systems.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires in-person presence 5 days a week.

In this role, you will:

- Lead operation, maintenance, and calibration of a fleet of 3D printers supporting robotics prototyping efforts

- Develop and maintain workflows for print submission, prioritization, tracking, and delivery across engineering teams

- Prepare, process, and optimize print jobs across a variety of additive manufacturing technologies and materials

- Perform post-processing operations including support removal, finishing, bonding, machining, dyeing, and assembly preparation

- Inspect completed parts for dimensional accuracy, cosmetic quality, and print integrity before delivery to engineers

- Partner with engineering teams to provide guidance on material selection, print orientation, tolerancing, and manufacturability

- Manage inventory of printing materials, consumables, spare parts, and maintenance supplies to ensure high printer uptime

- Support rapid prototyping workflows by assisting with mechanical builds, subsystem integration, and general prototype technician work

- Troubleshoot machine, process, and print quality issues across additive manufacturing workflows

- Help maintain a clean, organized, safe, and highly functional prototyping environment

You might thrive in this role if you:

- Have deep hands-on experience with additive manufacturing systems and enjoy building reliable workflows around physical hardware

- Are highly organized and comfortable managing many concurrent prototype requests in fast-paced environments

- Understand tradeoffs between different printing technologies, materials, tolerances, and post-processing methods

- Enjoy hands-on technical work and are comfortable supporting a broad range of prototype and build activities

- Maintain a high bar for craftsmanshi