Shop Set Up Technician

Sherpa Design is a team of mechanical and electrical engineers, designers, and machinists who thrive on pushing the envelope and equipping others to do the same.

Over the past 20+ years, our platform of capabilities has grown from our core expertise of product engineering to include additive manufacturing, precision machining, NX training, and Teamcenter solutions.

At this time, we are looking for a Shop Setup Technician to join us.  In this role, you’ll work with several of the best-known Fortune 100 companies on innovative technologies and products.

What We Offer

At Sherpa, you’ll discover:

• You experience more of the product journey. This means you don’t just contribute to a sliver of the process, you guide it toward completion. We find it’s satisfying to see our work take shape in that way.
• We hire amazingly capable people. Everyone here brings impressive technical expertise – that’s a given in consulting. Beyond that, we share a way of thinking expansively and supporting each other. It makes work exciting and enjoyable.
• We keep bureaucracy in check. One of our values is act with agility. We have designed our internal systems so that you spend your energy on the work that most lights your fire. No micromanaging, no cumbersome approval processes, just clear shared goals.
• Our exposure builds experience. Because we work with so many innovative companies across industries, you can reach the equivalent of 5+ years in-house experience in just 2 years.

About this Role

As a Shop Setup Technician, you’ll be responsible for helping our prototype machine shop bring concepts to reality by ensuring CNC programs run to spec, getting material ready, loading and running NC programs at the machines, and helping ensure a smooth operation.  Hours can vary by the week and we expect this position to average 30-40 hr per week.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working in a CNC machine shop, preference for a prototype focused shop

• Attention to detail and driven to produce high quality parts

• Experience using shop equipment (saws, measuring devices, hand tools)

• Bi-weekly Cleaning Shop and Machines

• Able to pass pre-employment background check and drug screen

• Packaging of parts for shipment to customers

• Delivery of parts for shipping and outside processing

• Assist Machine Operators as requested

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs

Technical Competencies

• Experience safely operating CNC machine controllers (Fanuc, Siemens)

• Part Stock Prep

• Assembly of components using drawings and CAD models as reference

• Hand Finishing of machined parts

• Deburr

• Sand Blasting

• Threading

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills

• Set up of 3 and 5-axis CNC machines using Lang, Kurt, and dovetail vises

• Measuring using micrometers, gauges and calipers

• Able to read and interpret part drawings/prints, tolerances, and finishes

Success Indicators

• Experience delivering innovative solutions for a variety of industries and products

• Able to think laterally to solve challenges as a team

• Efficient time management and able to meet deadlines

• Have high standards for performance

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time non-exempt position. Pay range of $18-$25 per hour, DOE.  In addition, Sherpa offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Paid medical/dental/vision

• Paid holidays

• Paid volunteer time off

• SIMPLE IRA with match

• Paid parental leave

• Supplemental insurance

• Professional development

• Outdoor gear borrow program

Next Steps

If you share our innate curiosity about how things work and our drive to make them work better, we look forward to hearing from you!  Please send us your resume and share what excites you about this role.

Important to note: Must be a US Person able to comply with US Department of State ITAR/EAR requirements for manufacturers in the government sector as a requirement to employment.  No recruiters please; interested candidates only

Sherpa Design seeks multiple perspectives and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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