Atomic Machines
Document Controller
Emeryville or Santa Clara, California · Mid
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About the role
- You'll contribute to a passionate team, helping to shape company processes and products, and your work will be vital in bringing a new category of devices to life.
- If you are eager to dive into technical details and help communicate them effectively to the engineering community, we encourage you to apply!
- Route and track ECOs (Engineering Change Orders), following up with approvers and ensuring timely closure of release workflows.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day document control operations in Arena, including creating, updating, and releasing documentation for assemblies, drawings, specifications, SOPs, and manufacturing instructions.
- Perform content QA checks in Arena, ensuring drawing packages, metadata, revision sequences, and file attachments meet company standards.
- Maintain structured category hierarchies, templates, and naming conventions to support consistency across product lines.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to clarify missing details, verify revision intent, and resolve discrepancies prior to release.
- Serve as a subject-matter contact for document control processes and Arena usage, guiding teams on best practices and troubleshooting issues.
- Create and refine Work Instructions (SOPs), ensuring documentation is structured, readable, and aligned with shop floor and engineering needs.
- Develop and maintain onboarding content, including templates, checklists, and training materials that help new hires quickly learn documentation workflows.
- Own change management for documentation.
- Audit documents assisting to ensure compliance to internal and customer requirements.
- To help our recruiting team manage application volume and respond to candidates more efficiently, Atomic Machines may use AI-assisted tools.
Requirements
- 2-6 years of experience in document control, PLM administration, product engineering, or related disciplines.
- Strong understanding of Engineering Documentation principles, including revision control, lifecycle management, and configuration management.
- Proven experience applying ASME Y14 standards, geometric tolerancing, and engineering drawing fundamentals.
- Strong understanding of documentation development cycles, versioning, change management, structured writing, and auditing.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of PLM systems (Arena strongly preferred) including ECO workflows, metadata structures, item records, and release processes.
- Desire to learn or prior experience with CAD (Onshape is a plus).
Compensation
- $120,000 - $140,000 USD
Company info
- Founded by Jeff Holden - serial entrepreneur, ex-Amazon SVP and Uber's first Chief Product Officer - the company has raised $250 million to date.
- We are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including for individuals with disabilities.
- Conduct detailed pre-release checks on engineering drawings and assemblies, reviewing for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to ASME Y14 and company standards.
Equal opportunity
- Atomic Machines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate based on characteristics protected by applicable law.
- To request an accommodation, contact rc@atomicmachines.com.
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