Advanced Technologist, 3D Additive Printing

Company

Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and with research and development in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hyliion is initially targeting the commercial and waste management industries with a locally deployable generator that can offer prime power as well as energy arbitrage opportunities. Beyond stationary power, Hyliion will address mobile applications such as vehicles and marine. The KARNO generator is a fuel-agnostic solution, enabled by additive manufacturing, that leverages a linear heat generator architecture. Hyliion aims to offer innovative, yet practical solutions that contribute positively to the environment in the energy economy.

Mission

The Advanced Technologist, Additive supports prototype and production operations for the KARNO generator produced using metal additive manufacturing. This person will bring expertise in machines and additive processes to help maintain and optimize our machine fleet and feed into engineering development activities for the additively manufactured hardware. This key role pushes the boundaries of additive manufacturing to ultimately improve throughput and drive down part cost.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• • Manage and perform preventative maintenance including laser system calibration on current additive machine fleet.

• • Troubleshoot and resolve unplanned downtime occurrences on additive machines.

• • Identify improvements and streamline post processing steps involved with additively manufactured hardware.

• • Become an expert as newer production machines are introduced into the fleet.

• • Help evaluate machine features and/or model alternatives to support enhancements to Hyliion hardware, processes and/or cost.

• • Collaborate with engineering on parameter development to increase print speed, part quality and performance and introduce new materials.
  • Help train and develop other machine techs to improve overall support capabilities of our team as we increase print shop operations.

Profile

Job Skills & Abilities:

• • Experience using GE Additive/Concept Laser machines.

• • Attention to detail and ability to focus on precision details to optimize performance.

• • Electrical/mechanical intuition to solve machine level problems.

• • Knowledge of optical systems and control.

• • Highly collaborative personality with a willingness to learn and adapt.

• • Ability to troubleshoot complex systems level problems.

• • A self-starter with good problem solving and good communication skills.

• • Competency with Microsoft Office Suite.

• • Willingness to travel. Position may involve travel visiting engineering providers and hardware suppliers (10%).

• • Occasional lifting weight of up to approximately 30 pounds may be required.

Required Qualifications:

B.Sc. Engineering / Associates degree and 2 years technical experience, or a High School Diploma and 5 years field service or electrical/mechanic technician experience. 3 years of work experience on LPBF (laser powder bed fusion) machines.