Welder and Fabrication Technician II

The role

This person will support the development of systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. They will weld the Haven Structure and operate mechanized and robotic welding equipment.

What you will do

• Weld the Haven Structure for Human spaceflight
• Operate mechanized and robotic welding equipment
• Fabricate weld tooling to support Haven
• Inspect fabricated parts for geometry acceptance and weld conformance
• Fit, form parts, and clean parts as required
• Setup welding equipment in preparation for welding
• Perform Class A quality Aluminum weld
• Diagnose weld defects and suggest corrective actions
• Work with Engineering to improve tools and problem solve
• Material handling of raw goods and finished weldments

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Class A TIG
• 2+ years of experience with fabrication, and forming experience
• Experience with a wide variety of metal fabrication equipment such as vertical bandsaw, Sanding equipment
• Capability to efficiently set up jig tables
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted

Nice to have

• Self-starter, highly motivated working in a fast-paced department
• Automated/robotic welding experience Preferred VPPAW
• 5+ or more years with Class A aerospace welding
• Ability to follow written and verbal instruction
• Familiar working with x-ray technicians and other NDT techniques
• Experience reading engineering blueprints

Benefits

• company equity
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• generous paid time off
• up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
• up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• ClassPass credits
• personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
• snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized

About the company

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the company has built facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station.