Lead Capital Equipment Technician

Position Overview:

The Lead Capital Equipment Technician serves as the senior technical resource for the RPS technician team, ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of Velo3D's metal additive manufacturing equipment. This position provides day-to-day technical leadership by mentoring technicians, training new employees, coordinating maintenance priorities, and supporting production to maximize printer uptime and on-time delivery. 

The Lead Technician performs advanced troubleshooting and repairs across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and software-controlled systems while helping allocate team resources and ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards. This position works cross-functionally to maintain equipment readiness and minimize production downtime. 

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the RPS technician team.  

• Mentor and train new and junior technicians on equipment operation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and safe work practices.  

• Help prioritize daily activities and allocate resources based on production needs and equipment status.  

• Ensure assigned maintenance activities are completed accurately, safely, and on schedule.  

•  Perform advanced troubleshooting and repair of Velo3D additive manufacturing systems, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, cooling, motion control, and process systems.  

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and availability.  

•  Diagnose complex equipment failures and determine appropriate corrective actions.  

• Assist technicians in resolving complex equipment issues and provide technical guidance during repairs.  

•  Support production by ensuring maintenance activities minimize equipment downtime and maintain printer availability.  

• Create, update, and maintain work orders, maintenance records, equipment logs, and service documentation.  

• Ensure maintenance documentation is complete, accurate, and supports future troubleshooting efforts.  

• Verify spare parts, consumables, and maintenance materials are available to support planned work.  

• Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE, and company safety procedures.  

• Identify recurring equipment issues and communicate recommendations to Engineering and management.  

• Perform other duties as assigned to support manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree or vocational training preferred.  

• 5+ years of experience maintaining complex manufacturing or capital equipment in a production environment.  

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting industrial equipment with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, cooling, and motion control systems.  

• Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical drawings.  

• Experience troubleshooting sensors, motors, VFDs, relays, PLC-controlled systems, and industrial control hardware.  

• Strong understanding of preventive maintenance principles and equipment reliability.  

• Proven ability to mentor and train technicians.  

• Strong organizational and communication skills.  

• Ability to prioritize multiple equipment issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.  

• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.  

• Strong computer proficiency, including Windows operating systems and maintenance documentation systems.

About the Company:   Velo, Velo3D, Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. Without Compromise, Flow, Flow Developer, and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.   With the only SupportFree laser powder bed fusion capability, we enable on-demand manufacturing of production quality Titanium, Inconel, and Aluminum parts with an unprecedented degree of design freedom and quality control. The VELO3D award-winning solution includes an integrated offering of hardware and software: Sapphire® metal AM production printer, Flow™ print preparation software, Assure™ quality assurance and control system, and an integrated manufacturing process that runs throughout the printing operation.   Our team enjoys excellent benefits including healthcare coverage and 401(K) employer contributions. We believe in transparency and recognizing exceptional efforts through our monthly all-hands meetings and team member appreciation awards.   Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base hourly rate for this full-time position is between $40.00 and $53.00. This hourly rate range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this position in the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience, job-related skills, related education, work location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. In addition to a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and equity program, as applicable.   Velo3D provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on, race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.   This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.