Jr. Workshop Assistant (Flex-Time)

Motu Novu seeks a junior workshop assistant to help manage and operate the product development workshop of Motu Novu Labs, maintain its facility and tools, and contribute to the firm’s projects. This position is flex-time but may lead to full-time depending on interest and performance.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and operate the workshop of Motu Novu Labs and maintain its facilities.
• Contribute to the firm’s product development projects (from concept to alpha stage).
• Operate hand-tools, analog power-tools and, with training, CNC equipment.
• Organize and properly maintain the workshop’s equipment, tools, and materials inventory.
• Collaborate with other professionals at Motu Novu as well as clients and vendors.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to safely operate tools and equipment, abiding by safety best-practices.
• Keen interest in product development and multi-material, multi-process fabrication.
• Sufficient strength to comfortably, safely, and repeatedly lift and move objects of at least 50 lbs.
• Legally authorized to work in the USA (i.e., US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or valid work visa).
• Successful completion of background check and drug screening.

Qualifications

• Optionally, basic knowledge of CAD/CAM and/or digital-control fabrication tools.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

Pay

Base Compensation: $18–25/hour, depending on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Flex-Time (15–25 hours / week)

Benefits

• Fully flexible schedule.
• Unpaid jury duty leave.
• Unpaid leave for military and reserve duty.
• Unpaid voting leave.
• Unpaid subpoena leave.
• Discretionary yearly performance bonus (up to 25% of base yearly compensation).

Growth Opportunities

• Work on a wide variety of product development and fabrication projects.
• Gain experience with a wide variety of hand-tools, analog power-tools, CNC equipment, and engineering software (e.g., CAD/CAM).
• Learn the basics of science, engineering, and design.
• Optionally, occasional travel within the USA and/or to Europe.