3D Printing Prototyping Technician (DfAM Support)

Join the team powering Amsted Rail’s Additive Manufacturing Hub in Petersburg. You’ll convert ideas into functional parts, consult on design-for-additive decisions, and keep our AM lab running at peak performance.

Your impact

• Produce prototypes, fixtures, tooling, and production-support components using industrial 3D printing technologies.
• Advise internal customers on DfAM principles to align application needs with the right materials, processes, and build strategies.
• Own machine readiness end-to-end—setup, changeover, operation, teardown—and drive continuous process improvements.
• Read and apply 3D CAD models, product/tooling schematics, and GD&T; interpret machine prints accurately.
• Administer the prototype schedule with minimal oversight; provide timely updates by email, phone, virtual meetings, and in-person touchpoints.
• Validate parts using CMM inspection and 3D laser scanning; document results in paper and electronic systems.
• Use machining fundamentals to perform or arrange secondary operations with outside vendors when required.
• Communicate technical insights and capability needs to peers, leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Uphold plant-wide safety, ergonomic, and environmental standards; keep the lab clean, calibrated, and well-maintained.
• Support other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug & background screening
• Regularly stand and move throughout the department for the shift; able to lift, push, and pull 10–50 lbs.
• Wear employer-provided PPE as required by the department.
• Mechanical aptitude with prior industrial experience preferred.
• Background in additive manufacturing and comfort working in a production environment.

Why you’ll love working here

• Ownership mindset: Annual stock awards equal to 10% of compensation.
• Save for the future: 401(k) with 4% dollar-for-dollar match.
• Benefits that start fast: Medical, dental, vision, HSA with company contributions, life and disability insurance, plus pet insurance—available after 30 days.
• Earn well: Competitive hourly pay based on experience, plus eligibility for an annual bonus.
• Grow here: On-the-job training, pay-for-skill, and advancement opportunities.
• Balanced schedule: 3 weeks of PTO to start, 11 paid holidays, Monday–Friday hours (8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.).
• Perks: Tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, and employee discounts.

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