CNC Machinist (Head of Prototyping)

comma.ai; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

comma.ai is building the Android of self-driving cars and runs a hardware team in San Diego. We’re hiring to run our new machine shop and lead prototype manufacturing for future products, from device-like prototypes to datacenter hardware.

The role covers CAM, setup, fixturing, machining, inspection, and rapid iteration with the hardware team to turn sketches into finished parts. You’ll join a hands-on environment with a Haas VF-2 and in-house prototyping capabilities to bring prototyping fully

Qualifications

• Experience with CAM, CNC setup, and machining.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Resourceful enough to take ambiguous designs from sketch to working prototype.
• Haas CNC experience is a plus.
• Mechanical engineering and CAD skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own parts from CAD to finished prototype: CAM, setup, fixturing, machining, inspection, and iteration with the hardware team.
• Turn ambiguous ideas, sketches, and early designs into working parts fast.

Skills

CAM

CNC setup

Machining

Attention to detail

Prototype from sketch

Haas CNC

CAD skills

Tools

CAD software

Job description

https://comma.ai/jobs#cnc-machinist-head-of-prototyping.

We are comma.ai. We’re a small team building the Android of self-driving cars. Our fleet drives hundreds of millions of miles every year all around the world. We build openpilot, an open-source driving agent, and comma four, the hardware that runs it. openpilot and our hardware are designed and built in San Diego.

We’re looking for someone to join our hardware team and run our new machine shop. You’ll lead prototype manufacturing for all future comma products, from comma four-style devices to our new datacenter products.

We’re building SendCutSend at home. The shop already has a Haas VF-2, a lathe, 3D printers, and budget for whatever else we need to bring prototyping fully in-house.

You’ll own parts from CAD to finished prototype: CAM, setup, fixturing, machining, inspection, and iteration with the hardware team. You’ll turn ambiguous ideas, sketches, and early designs into working parts fast.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAM, CNC setup, and machining
• Excellent attention to detail
• Resourceful enough to take ambiguous designs from sketch to working prototype
• Haas CNC experience is a plus
• Mechanical engineering and CAD skills are a plus