NAVSEA Additive Manufacturing Technician

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH • Danville, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The NAVSEA Additive Manufacturing Technician plays a critical support role in delivering an accelerated short term training program that equips Department of Defense personnel with hands on additive manufacturing skills. This position ensures instructors and students have the tools, materials, and lab environment needed to successfully execute high impact technical training. By supporting instruction and maintaining lab readiness, this role directly contributes to program quality, safety, and learner success.

Requirements

• High school diploma is required
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints is required
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population is required
• Strong problem solving skills are required
• Proactive and team oriented mindset is required
• Current manufacturing related technology skills are required
• Willingness to learn emerging technologies is required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required
• The role requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, use basic hand tools, move frequently throughout a training lab environment, and use stepladders.

Nice To Haves

• Technical degree in manufacturing or equivalent experience is preferred, along with significant related occupational experience
• DoD manufacturing experience is preferred
• Experience with CNC machine setup, programming, and operation is required, with Haas experience preferred
• Experience using CAD and CAM software is required, with Mastercam preferred
• Experience with slicing software is required, with Eiger preferred
• Hands on experience with additive manufacturing processes is required

Responsibilities

• Sets up equipment, materials, and activities to support classroom and hands on instruction.
• Assists the Lead Instructor during lectures and lab exercises.
• Maintaining consumables inventory and ensuring materials are available for training activities
• Performing preventative maintenance on additive manufacturing and CNC equipment and tooling
• Supporting lab organization, safety, and general instructional needs as required.

Benefits

• Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and determined based on market benchmarks and internal equity
• Retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) with employer match
• Generous time off, including vacation, paid sick leave, and paid family leave after one year
• Paid holidays, including a two-week paid winter break
• Anthem PPO and HSA health plans, with excellent dental options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED