Reverse Engineering Technician

Department: Mechanical

Location: Sterling

Employment Type: FullTime

ABOUT US

Hey! We’re Molg 👋 We’re building robotic systems that make electronics manufacturing circular. We work with hyperscalers and leading electronics manufacturers to automate how hardware is designed, manufactured, disassembled, repaired, reused, and recovered. Using robotics, computational design, and AI, our systems turn today’s e-waste into resilient, data-driven supply chains—and change how electronics are made in the first place.

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.

What You'll Do

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.

Who You Are

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.

WHO WE ARE:

We spend our days building robotic systems, developing complex assembly intelligence software, and designing the next generation of circular products for our customers. Given the importance of working hands-on with physical systems, we are a 100% in-person team collaboratively working in our industrial space in Sterling, VA, down the road from the largest data center market in the world. Our facility includes a variety of robots, CNC milling machines, 3D printers, and all the tools needed to build and test our products. It is important to us that anyone on our team that is interested in learning how to use our various pieces of equipment and machinery is taught and can gain the skills and appreciation for making physical things.

THINGS TO KNOW:

• We’re a hands on collaborative team with big ambitions, and there’s a good amount of context-switching. We expect people to be autonomous and drive their own work to completion.

• We are scrappy and looking to build a great sustainable company for years to come.

• As a growing company and startup, priorities may shift as customer or business requirements change. We strive to empower individuals with context and decision-making power to meet this need.