Manufacturing Systems Hardware Technician

Start-up backed by Tier 1 Venture Capital firms in the US and ANZ, closing our Series-C
- Make an impact on the miniaturisation of our LiDAR
- Fun and inclusive culture, Finalist of People's Choice Award 2021

**About Baraja**
Baraja is changing the world of self-driving cars through the invention of a new type of LiDAR called Spectrum-Scan that delivers ultra-high performance at high resolution, even at incredibly far distances. Today, Baraja LiDAR is already deployed in multiple verticals, working with global automotive and industrial partners.

Originally founded in Sydney, Australia, we also have offices in the US, China and Europe. We are funded by Sequoia Capital, Blackbird and Main Sequence Ventures and we are excited to continue growing the team, so if you are looking for a fast-paced, dynamic role in a start-up we are keen to hear from you

**The Opportunity**
We are launching to the automotive industry. Now is your chance to make an impact on the design, development & integration of our next generation LiDAR

Our vision is to drive its adoption by the automotive industry with providing the most performing, compact, manufacturable and cost-effective sensor. Now is your chance to make an impact and contribute to the greater good of society

We are looking for a Manufacturing Systems Technician to perform maintenance and calibration of production equipment and prototype rigs, build equipment and assembly stations, and implement manufacturing line improvements and repairs.

The role reports to Manufacturing Systems Technician Team Lead in our growing Advanced Manufacturing team and collaborates closely with Manufacturing Systems, NPI (New Product Introduction), Pilot Manufacturing and Quality.

**Your Success**
- Perform scheduled calibration and maintenance activities of production rigs and equipment
- Build new prototype and manufacturing rigs to current Baraja standard and design intent
- Update/modify existing rigs for new products and to implement approved engineering changes
- Create and update rig drawings and calibration and maintenance documentation
- Perform repairs of manufacturing rigs and assembly equipment
- Perform small jobs in the workshop as needed - related to milling, 3D printing, laser cutting and other simple jig and product reworks, as required
- Report to the Manufacturing Systems Technician Team Lead
- Perform any other functions that the business requires from time to time

**Your Qualifications & Skills**
You've a commercial experience in the following:

- Calibration and maintenance experience of assembly and test equipment
- Hands-on experience in a workshop (milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, working as a tradie / mechanics)
- High school or higher degree in Mechatronics
- Desirable_
Ideally, you have experience in the following:

- Hand tools and light machinery including Battery power tools, Drill press, Drop saw.
- Prototyping equipment such as 3D printers, Laser Cutter or Manual 3 Axis Mill
- Manufacturing experience (small volume, medium volume)
- Calibration and maintenance experience of assembly and test equipment

**Career Development**

Our lab is equipped with a universal robot arm (6 axis). We're experimenting with Motion Stages and exploring the possibility of implementing automation and are open to Continuous Improvement ideas.

**Our Culture & Values**

We believe that our culture is one of our most important assets and we've wrapped it up with three key values that we do our best to live up to every day:

- **Hustle to deliver on hard and meaningful problems** - Passion to achieve. Resilience & learning. What's the next challenge?
- **Build the machine that builds the machine**:

- It's not enough to design amazing products, we need to design the means to manufacture these products, at scale.
- **Develop sustained high performance**:

- Great teams make great things. They also respectfully challenge each other to reach the next milestone.

We work in an Agile (i.e. SCRUM, Kanban) fashion where multi-disciplinary squads are formed from tribes. This includes:

- Horizon model (e.g. Product Plan, Product Roadmap)
- Product Development Process (e.g. Phase & Gate: PDR, DDR, CDR, etc)
- Design Thinking (e.g. Viability, Feasibility, Usability, etc)

We work towards our goals by being in constant communication in person and through a range of technologies. We also have big ears for feedback from customers to help us continually improve the Baraja experience. We are pretty good at what we do (but definitely not perfect), so you'll be learning from and working with a top-flight team on a mission to be better every day.

**Benefits & Perks**
- ESOP (Employee Share Option Plan)
- Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave: 12 weeks for the primary care-giver and 6 weeks for the secondary one
- Wellness Allowance
- WFH (Working From Home) Allowance
- Novated Leasing
- Healthy lunch provided onsite, daily
- Monthly social events
- Quarterly team event
- Baraja's Clubs (e.g.