The Opportunity:

This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for a motivated, hands-on individual who wants to gain real-world experience in a fast-paced, high-tech manufacturing environment. As a Part-Time Shop Technician, you will play a vital role in keeping our operations running smoothly while working directly with engineers on cutting-edge advanced materials. You’ll develop valuable technical skills, learn advanced testing and analytical methods, and contribute to meaningful innovation in a small, collaborative team. If you’re dependable, eager to learn, and take pride in a clean, safe, and well-organized workspace, this position offers great part-time hours and an exciting first step into advanced manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

· Maintain shop cleanliness, organization, safety standards, as well as provide general help with projects and initiatives as needed.

· Support equipment and tools readiness, inventory and ensuring materials and supplies are readily available

· Provide direct support to engineers on process development, equipment setup, and experimental work

· Become trained on and at times operate analytical equipment such as SEM, Instron, and other testing tools to document and analyze fiber properties

· Help maintain shop equipment in good working condition and perform basic clean-up, maintenance and repairs as needed

· Collaborate closely with the engineering team in a supportive, team-oriented environment

Qualifications:

· Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, and reliable attendance

· Honesty and personal integrity essential

· Mechanical aptitude (great at fixing, repairing, etc.) or basic electrical experience is beneficial

· Excellent attention to detail and strong critical thinking skills

· Ability to safely lift up to 50 lbs

· Experience with testing equipment or manufacturing environments is a plus, but not required, we will provide training

Additional Requirements:

· Must be a U.S. person (naturalized citizen or qualifying under ITAR/EAR definitions)

· Successful completion of background check and drug testing required prior to employment

· ACF is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/D/V

If you’re looking for a meaningful part-time role where you can learn valuable technical skills while supporting groundbreaking materials technology, we encourage you to apply.

To Apply: Please send your resume with an email explaining why you would be an ideal candidate for this role.

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About Us:

At Advanced Ceramic Fibers, LLC (ACF), we are an award-winning advanced materials company creating revolutionary high-performance ceramic fibers and composites for extreme environments. Through our patented Direct Conversion Process™ (DCP), we transform regular carbon fiber into Fi-Bar™, a metal carbide/carbon core fiber material with capabilities beyond anything currently available. Our innovations support critical applications in space, defense, energy, consumer electronics, and beyond.