Durin was founded under the belief that raw materials should not be a constraint on civilization's progress. We are actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of becoming the foundation of the global supply chain. ### **What You Will Actually Do** - **Design from First Principles:** You will model complex mechanical assemblies in CAD (SolidWorks/NX), moving from napkin sketches to production-ready drawings by owning sub-assemblies. - **Get Your Hands Dirty:** You will spend 30-50% of your time in the shop. You will assemble, modify, and repair your designs. If a part doesn’t fit, you will find out why and fix it. - **Rapid Prototyping:** You will utilize 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC machining to validate ideas in hours, not weeks. - **Test to Failure:** You will design test fixtures and torture-test hardware to find the breaking points before our customers do. - **Vendor Management:** You will communicate directly with machine shops and suppliers to get parts made to spec and on time. ### **The Toolbox (Requirements)** - **CAD Fluency:** You are fast in CAD. You understand top-down design and can manage large assemblies without breaking references. - **Mechanical Sympathy:** You understand how things are made. You know the difference between 3-axis and 5-axis machining. You understand why we don't put tight tolerances on non-critical dimensions. - **Practical Experience:** You have built things that move. **Formula SAE, Baja, Solar Car, Rocketry, or BattleBots experience is highly preferred.** We want to see what you built, not just what you studied. - **FEA/Hand Calcs:** You can do a quick free-body diagram on a whiteboard to prove your design is safe before you open the simulation software. - **GD&T Basics:** You can create a drawing that a machinist can actually read. ### **Who You Are:** - **Obsessive:** You have "garage projects." You take things apart to see how they work. You are learning new skills on the weekends because you want to, not because you have to. - **High Agency:** You don’t wait for permission. - **Resilient:** You don't hide your mistakes. When you break a part (and you will), you own it, analyze the root cause, and fix it immediately. - **Do not apply if:** You prefer working fully remotely. Hardware happens in real life. - **Do not apply if:** You are looking for a slow-paced, structured corporate environment with 3 weeks of orientation. - **Do not apply if:** You are uncomfortable using a drill press, band saw, or soldering iron. ### **To Apply** Attach your resume and a **portfolio/link** to the coolest thing you have physically built. Tell us what went wrong during the build and how you fixed it. **Resumes without project portfolios will not be read.**