3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics

May 21, 2026

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About The Team The OpenAI Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives. About The Role As the Robotics 3D Printing Lab Technician, you will own the day-to-day operation of our additive manufacturing lab and help enable rapid hardware iteration across the robotics organization. You’ll manage and maintain a fleet of 3D printers, develop workflows for engineers to submit and track builds, and ensure high-quality prototype parts are delivered quickly and reliably. You will partner closely with mechanical, electrical, and prototype engineering teams to support fast-paced robotics development. Beyond additive manufacturing, you will also contribute as a hands-on prototype technician supporting builds, rework, subsystem integration, and general lab operations across robotic systems. This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires in-person presence 5 days a week. In This Role, You Will <ul><li>Lead operation, maintenance, and calibration of a fleet of 3D printers supporting robotics prototyping efforts</li><li>Develop and maintain workflows for print submission, prioritization, tracking, and delivery across engineering teams</li><li>Prepare, process, and optimize print jobs across a variety of additive manufacturing technologies and materials</li><li>Perform post-processing operations including support removal, finishing, bonding, machining, dyeing, and assembly preparation</li><li>Inspect completed parts for dimensional accuracy, cosmetic quality, and print integrity before delivery to engineers</li><li>Partner with engineering teams to provide guidance on material selection, print orientation, tolerancing, and manufacturability</li><li>Manage inventory of printing materials, consumables, spare parts, and maintenance supplies to ensure high printer uptime</li><li>Support rapid prototyping workflows by assisting with mechanical builds, subsystem integration, and general prototype technician work</li><li>Troubleshoot machine, process, and print quality issues across additive manufacturing workflows</li><li>Help maintain a clean, organized, safe, and highly functional prototyping environment </li></ul>You Might Thrive In This Role If You <ul><li>Have deep hands-on experience with additive manufacturing systems and enjoy building reliable workflows around physical hardware</li><li>Are highly organized and comfortable managing many concurrent prototype requests in fast-paced environments</li><li>Understand tradeoffs between different printing technologies, materials, tolerances, and post-processing methods</li><li>Enjoy hands-on technical work and are comfortable supporting a broad range of prototype and build activities</li><li>Maintain a high bar for craftsmanship, lab discipline, and part quality </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>4+ years of experience operating additive manufacturing systems in prototyping, robotics, product development, or manufacturing environments</li><li>Experience with a variety of 3D printing technologies such as FDM, SLA, SLS, MJF, or PolyJet</li><li>Familiarity with additive manufacturing materials, post-processing methods, and prototype finishing techniques</li><li>Experience supporting hardware engineering teams in fast-paced development environments</li><li>Familiarity with general electromechanical assembly, prototype builds, or robotics hardware systems </li></ul>Compensation Range: $266K - $399K USD About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link. OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Compensation Range: $266K - $399K

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