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# Hardware Technician

- **Company:** GRADIENT ROBOTICS INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3D Printing, Computer-Aided Design
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5711b29a1a09dc2c

## About the Role

* Making experience (DIY projects, makerspace experience, etc.)
 * Proficiency in CAD
 * Experience diagnosing and resolving hardware issues
 * Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines across multiple projects simultaneously, with strong prioritization skills
 * Willingness to take initiative and recognize areas of potential improvement without being asked
 * Excellent communication skills
 * Commitment to taking every opportunity to learn and develop engineering skills through hands-on experience
 * Comfort with ambiguity and a high-ownership mindset
 * Able to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days/week (6 days/week if needed during crunch time), embedded in the team, * Experience at a hardware, robotics, or manufacturing company
 * Hands-on experience with a range of shop tools beyond 3D printing
 * Comfort using AI tools to multiply your own output

## Description

We're looking for a Hardware Technician to be the backbone of how Gradient Robotics builds and tests hardware day-to-day. This is intentionally a hands-on, high-ownership role. You'll support multiple teams at once while taking real ownership over your own projects and workflow. This is a role for someone who loves making things and making them better: you'll see a bottleneck in how parts get built or tested, design a fix, and document it so the whole team benefits. You'll touch nearly everything that comes through the shop, which means constant learning and room to grow quickly. The impact is significant: you'll keep hardware moving for every team, while building the skills and systems that make the whole shop run faster., * Own task flow across teams: organize and prioritize incoming work from multiple teams and keep everything moving on schedule

 * Own the 3D printing equipment: operate and maintain various types of printers and keep them running reliably
 * Own your workflow: take ownership over your work and design projects that optimize how you and your team operate
 * Own documentation: communicate and document test results and data in a clear and concise way


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