Sheet Metal Fabricator

Santa Ana, California, United States. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will fabricate, form, and install sheet metal components for maritime vessels. This includes ventilation ductwork, structural foundations, and furniture. You will work from the shop floor to the structure using various fabrication and installation methods.

What you will do

Lay out, mark, cut, and form sheet metal components from drawings, sketches, and templates
Operate shears, press brakes, rolls, hand brakes, notchers, and nibblers
Cut material using plasma arc, laser, shears, and hand tools
Fabricate ventilation ductwork including transitions, elbows, tees, plenums, and damper assemblies
Fabricate structural components like foundations, brackets, equipment bases, stiffeners, and coamings
Build furniture and outfit items such as bunks, lockers, cabinets, shelving, ladders, handrails, and enclosures
Drill, ream, countersink, and deburr holes for fasteners, rivets, and hardware
Operate semi-automated fabrication equipment
Fit and install fabricated components into maritime structures
Perform sheet metal welding on stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel, and copper-nickel

Required qualifications

High school diploma or GED
5+ years of sheet metal fabrication experience in industrial, shipbuilding, or manufacturing environments
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, sketches, and GD&T
Proficiency with layout and shop math — geometry, trigonometry, material allowances, bend calculations
Experience operating shears, press brakes, rolls, and standard sheet metal shop equipment
Experience with material cutting: plasma, shears, or hand methods
Ability to fit and install fabricated components to tight tolerances
Proficiency with precision measuring tools: tape measures, calipers, protractors, angle finders, templates
U.S. Person status (ITAR requirement)
Lift up to 50 lbs regularly and 75 lbs occasionally
Stand, bend, kneel, crawl, and work overhead for extended periods
Work at heights and in confined spaces

Nice to have

Experience with CNC plasma tables, CNC laser cutters, or CNC press brakes
GTAW (TIG) welding capability on stainless steel, aluminum, and/or copper-nickel
Military shipbuilding, submarine, or naval shipyard experience
Experience fabricating and installing ventilation ductwork to military standards
Familiarity with NAVSEA technical publications, MIL-STDs, and naval drawing standards
Completion of apprenticeship, vocational program, or military MOS in sheet metal
Background in aerospace, defense, or AS9100 / ISO 9001 environments
Experience with furniture and outfit fabrication: bunks, lockers, cabinets, enclosures

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.