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Students and new grads are welcome; we hire for this as a full-time, part-time (half days are fine), or internship role.\n\n*What you will do*\n\n* *Build rigs.* Design, build, and calibrate scanning and capture rigs: structured light, cameras, turntables, lighting, motion capture, and robot arms.\n* *Write the software.* Capture, calibration, and export of scans into our 3D and simulation pipeline.\n* *Make it better every week.* Faster, more accurate, more automated; fix what breaks the same day.\n\n*Who you are*\n\n* *A builder.* You build things for fun: robots, 3D printers, cameras, electronics. 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