Model Maker (2+ years)

Continuum Resource Network; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Continuum Resource Network is seeking a Model Maker in Foster City, CA to accelerate autonomous mobility prototyping. You’ll build rapid prototypes, support first-article builds, and work across metal, composites, additive, and CNC processes to push vehicle development forward.

You’ll collaborate with internal clients and prototyping teammates, translating project requirements into manufacturable parts while upholding safety and quality in a fast-paced shop.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a model maker or fabricator.
• Basic ability to use CAD tools such as Solidworks and to read and understand blueprints/engineering drawings.
• Ability to communicate and evaluate a design for fabrication.
• Excellent customer-service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support the rapid fabrication and iteration of prototype parts and assemblies for vehicle development projects.
• Collaborate with prototyping teammates and internal clients to understand project requirements, timelines, and risks.
• Prioritize and complete work in a fast-paced prototyping environment while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Communicate project updates, fabrication constraints, and timing expectations clearly and professionally.
• Operate and support fabrication equipment and processes, including CNC machinery, metalworking tools, and additive manufacturing systems.
• Perform fabrication and finishing tasks such as deburring, hand-tool work, assembly, and fitment adjustments.
• Support prototyping activities across disciplines including sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding, composites, and 3D printing.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-focused shop environment.

Skills

Hands-on fabrication

Customer-service mindset

Reading engineering drawings / blue­pr

Ability to communicate and evaluate a

Tools

SolidWorks

Jira

Confluence

CATIA

GD&T concepts

Job description

We are helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company hire a Model Maker to support the development of rapid prototypes and first-article builds that advance autonomous mobility.

In this role, you’ll support highly dynamic prototyping projects by partnering closely with both internal stakeholders and fellow prototyping team members to enable rapid vehicle development and iteration. You’ll contribute hands‑on fabrication support across a variety of prototyping disciplines, including metalworking, composites, additive manufacturing, and CNC operations.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on builder with a strong customer-service mindset, solid fabrication fundamentals, and a desire to continuously learn and expand their technical capabilities.

As a Model Maker, you'll:

• Support the rapid fabrication and iteration of prototype parts and assemblies for vehicle development projects.
• Collaborate with prototyping teammates and internal clients to understand project requirements, timelines, and risks.
• Prioritize and complete work in a fast-paced prototyping environment while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Communicate project updates, fabrication constraints, and timing expectations clearly and professionally.
• Operate and support fabrication equipment and processes, including CNC machinery, metalworking tools, and additive manufacturing systems.
• Perform fabrication and finishing tasks such as deburring, hand‑tool work, assembly, and fitment adjustments.
• Support prototyping activities across disciplines including sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding, composites, and 3D printing.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-focused shop environment.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience as a model maker or fabricator
• Basic ability to use CAD tools such as Solidworks and to read and understand blueprints/engineering drawings
• Ability to communicate and evaluate a design for fabrication
• Excellent customer-service mindset

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with documentation tools like Jira, Confluence
• Experience with advanced CAD tools like CATIA and design concepts like GD&T MIG and TIG welding experience
• CNC operation experience
• CNC setup experience
• Additive manufacturing technology experience
• Experience with lab or shop management and safety

401k

Health insurance

Life insurance