Reverse Engineering Technician

Why This Role Exists

Every new product that enters a Molg microfactory must be understood before it can be automated. This role exists to reverse‑engineer complex hardware—quickly and accurately—so robotic processes can be designed, validated, and deployed with confidence.

As a Reverse Engineering Technician, you’ll turn unfamiliar products into structured knowledge: how things come apart, where tolerances matter, what breaks, and what can be automated. This work directly determines how fast Molg can bring new products online.

You’ll join a cross‑functional team of mechanical, robotics, and software engineers to support rapid automation onboarding. Day to day, you will:

• Disassemble and analyze incoming products to understand construction, fasteners, materials, tolerances, and failure modes.
• Reverse‑engineer assemblies and subassemblies to inform robotic disassembly, repair, and recovery processes.
• Develop and document repeatable teardown and handling processes that can be translated into automated workflows.
• Identify mechanical risks, variability, and edge cases that could impact automation success or yield.
• Create clear technical documentation, measurements, and part‑level insights for use by mechanical and robotics teams.
• Use CAD, metrology tools, and/or 3D scanning to capture geometry and critical features.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to iterate on fixturing, tooling, and process design based on real product behavior.
• Support early validation builds and pilot runs, helping debug issues as processes move from manual to automated.

You’ll build alongside an exceptional team, develop innovative solutions, and grow in a fast‑paced environment that values autonomy and impact.

You are deeply comfortable with physical hardware and learn systems best by taking them apart. You bring:

• Exceptional mechanical intuition and a strong sense for how things are built and why.
• Hands‑on experience disassembling complex products—electronics, machinery, consumer devices, or similar.
• A process‑development mindset — you naturally think in steps, constraints, and repeatability.
• Experience using CAD, metrology tools, and/or 3D scanning to capture and communicate mechanical information.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to clearly document findings for others to build on.
• A willingness to work in‑person at Molg HQ in Sterling, VA.