Capital Equipment Technician 1
Velo3D · Fremont, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Velo3D (industrial) in Fremont, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC
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How this role compares
Against 77 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $85k–$123k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- CNC 42%
- Tooling 41%
- Machining 38%
- Team leadership 37%
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Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Velo3D
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- 2
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- 3
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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This plant: Velo3D in Fremont
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Full description from Velo3DAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Perform advanced troubleshooting and repair of Velo3D additive manufacturing systems, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, cooling, motion control, and process systems.
- ◆Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and availability.
- ◆Diagnose complex equipment failures and determine appropriate corrective actions.
- ◆Assist technicians in resolving complex equipment issues and provide technical guidance during repairs.
- ◆Support production by ensuring maintenance activities minimize equipment downtime and maintain printer availability.
- ◆Create, update, and maintain work orders, maintenance records, equipment logs, and service documentation.
- ◆Ensure maintenance documentation is complete, accurate, and supports future troubleshooting efforts.
- ◆Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE, and company safety procedures.
- ◆Identify recurring equipment issues and communicate recommendations to Engineering and management.
- ◆Perform other duties as assigned to support manufacturing operations.
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree or vocational training preferred.
- ✓5+ years of experience maintaining complex manufacturing or capital equipment in a production environment.
- ✓Demonstrated experience troubleshooting industrial equipment with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, cooling, and motion control systems.
- ✓Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- ✓Experience troubleshooting sensors, motors, VFDs, relays, PLC-controlled systems, and industrial control hardware.
- ✓Strong understanding of preventive maintenance principles and equipment reliability.
- ✓Proven ability to mentor and train technicians.
- ✓Strong organizational and communication skills.
- ✓Ability to prioritize multiple equipment issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- ✓Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
- ✓Strong computer proficiency, including Windows operating systems and maintenance documentation systems
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The Capital Equipment Technician serves as a technical resource for the RPS technician team, ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of Velo3D's metal additive manufacturing equipment.
The Technician performs advanced troubleshooting and repairs across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and software-controlled systems. This position works cross-functionally to maintain equipment readiness and minimize production downtime.
Shift Schedule: 6am-6pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday