{"id":1261294,"url":"https://alion.io/job/atomic-industries-edm-operator-electrode-designer","title":"EDM Operator - Electrode Designer","company":{"id":2329167,"name":"Atomic Industries","domain":"atomic.industries","url":"https://alion.io/company/atomic-industries","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":58,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0.692,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Detroit, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":44000,"max_usd":78000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1752},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-07T21:02:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-14","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T15:15:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":85,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":85},"description":"About Atomic Industries\nAtomic Industries is reinventing how the world makes things. From cars and aerospace systems to medical devices and packaging, most physical goods begin life in a mold or are shaped by a manufacturing tool. Producing these tools has always been slow, manual, and dependent on scarce expertise, taking weeks or months. We’re changing that.\nAt our Detroit headquarters, we combine the industrial DNA of America’s manufacturing heartland with the speed, intelligence, and precision of Silicon Valley. Our AI-driven platform tackles the hardest problems in geometry, process planning, and fabrication, collapsing production timelines from months to days and soon, minutes. We don’t just build software; we run a fully operational factory where our technology produces production-grade tooling every week, enabling tight feedback loops and rapid iteration.\nBacked by top-tier investors, we’re restoring speed, flexibility, and capability to the American industrial base. Our mission is to make manufacturing as agile and scalable as the digital world, and in doing so, rebuild the infrastructure of the physical economy.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a skilled EDM Operator / Electrode Designer to join our tooling and engineering team. This role is responsible for extracting and designing electrodes from 3D mold models and operating sinker (ram) EDM machines to burn precise detail into hardened tooling components. This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role working closely with mold design, CNC machining, and assembly teams to ensure electrodes and EDM burns meet dimensional, surface finish, and quality requirements while supporting efficient cycle times.\nWhat You’ll Do\nExtract and design electrodes from 3D mold models using Cimatron, including burn faces, spark gaps, blank sizing, and reference/holder setup. \nProgram and machine graphite and copper electrodes on high-speed CNC milling equipment. \nSet up, align, and operate sinker (ram) EDM machines to burn cores, cavities, ribs, detail, and lettering into hardened tool steel.\nEstablish and optimize burn parameters, orbiting strategies, and electrode sequencing based on material, geometry, and required surface finish.\nReference and indicate electrodes and workpieces to achieve accurate location, depth, and orientation.\nAchieve required SPI surface finishes and dimensional tolerances on detailed mold features.\nInspect electrodes and burns using micrometers, height gauges, and CMM data, verifying against models and drawings.\nMaintain electrode tracking, naming, and documentation to support repeatability and future builds.\nPerform routine EDM machine maintenance, including dielectric fluid, filtration, and electrode holders.\nIncorporate lessons learned and continuous improvement feedback into future electrode and EDM work.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nMinimum Qualifications\n3+ years of experience in sinker (ram) EDM operation and/or electrode design in a mold or tool & die environment.\nSolid understanding of the EDM process, including spark gaps, overburn, electrode wear, and SPI/VDI surface finishes.\nProficiency extracting and designing electrodes in Cimatron (or comparable CAD/CAM electrode software).\nExperience machining graphite and copper electrodes on CNC equipment, with the ability to read 3D models and 2D drawings.\nFamiliarity with hardened tool steels and their behavior in the EDM process, plus proficiency with precision measuring tools.\nStrong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.\nHands-on manufacturing mindset with the ability to collaborate across shop-floor and engineering teams.\nExcellent communication skills and comfort working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\n\nBenefits\n$20-$35/hour and generous equity package\n\nFull medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents\n\n401(k)\n\nPTO with a 15-day minimum","description_format":"text","description_chars":3891,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Manufacturing","Plastics & Polymers","Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T20:37:14Z"}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.345,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":85,"expected_fill_days":35,"reasons":["conf:14","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/atomic-industries-edm-operator-electrode-designer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/atomic-industries-edm-operator-electrode-designer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T12:50:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4351,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":649,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}