Sr. Prototype Fabrication Technician

About the Team

The Dev Manufacturing Team is part of Andurils Mechanical Engineering organization and supports rapid hardware development across prototype fabrication machining composites additive manufacturing and manufacturing development.

This team helps turn early engineering concepts into physical hardware. The work spans prototype structures sheet metal assemblies welded components test articles production-intent hardware and rapid iteration builds across Andurils defense product portfolio. The team operates in a fast-paced R&D environment where technicians fabricators machinists engineers and shop leaders work closely together to solve practical hardware problems quickly and safely.

About the Job

Anduril is looking for a Senior Prototype Fabrication Technician to join our team in Costa Mesa this role you will fabricate form weld modify and support the build of a wide variety of parts assemblies and structures used across Andurils rapidly evolving hardware programs.

This is a senior hands-on role for someone with deep fabrication experience strong welding capability sheet metal expertise and the ability to work through complex prototype and R&D builds with limited oversight. You will partner closely with engineers shop leaders and other fabricators to translate drawings models technical instructions and evolving design inputs into accurate functional hardware.

You will also help raise the overall capability of the team by mentoring newer team members supporting onboarding contributing to interviews and improving shop workflow safety and execution.

Your Impact

• Build prototype and development hardware that supports Andurils defense product portfolio.
• Support rapid design iteration by fabricating modifying and repairing complex parts and assemblies.
• Partner with engineers and shop leaders to translate drawings models and early concepts into functional hardware.
• Help improve fabrication quality shop execution and build turnaround time in a fast-moving development environment.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to stronger onboarding training and shop standards.

What Youll Do

• Fabricate and weld parts structures and assemblies in support of prototype and development hardware.
• Operate fabrication tools and equipment safely including grinders bandsaws shears drill presses brakes rollers and related shop equipment.
• Perform precision fabrication work including cutting fitting rolling bending forming grinding drilling and finishing.
• Weld small and large structures and assemblies using processes such as MIG/GMAW TIG/GTAW and FCAW.
• Read and interpret blueprints engineering drawings technical instructions and work orders.
• Work through R&D fabrication tasks where designs may be evolving incomplete or subject to change.
• Evaluate build requirements identify material or fabrication needs and support execution planning for assigned work.
• Partner with engineers shop managers shop leads machinists and other fabricators to resolve build and manufacturability issues.
• Inspect work for dimensional accuracy fit finish and conformance to drawings or build requirements.
• Mentor teammates and support new team members as they ramp into the shop.
• Participate in interviews for new hires and support onboarding/orientation for new team members.
• Support shop organization tool readiness safety practices and workflow improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of welding experience using GMAW FCAW and/or GTAW.
• Experience welding steel stainless steel aluminum exotic alloys or similar materials.
• 10 years of metal fabrication experience in an R&D prototype aerospace automotive motorsports defense manufacturing or similar hands-on hardware environment.
• 10 years of sheet metal fabrication experience using equipment such as press brakes finger brakes slip rollers bead rollers shears or related forming equipment.
• Experience operating fabrication and machining equipment such as manual mills manual lathes bench grinders saws shears drill presses brakes rollers or related shop tools.
• Experience with technical documentation and evolving designs: Ability to read and interpret blueprints engineering drawings weld symbols tolerances technical instructions and work orders. Experience working from incomplete information evolving designs or changing build requirements.
• Proficiency in fabrication and hardware development: Skilled in working on prototype low-volume custom or development hardware. Capable of evaluating build needs identifying material requirements and executing fabrication work with minimal oversight.
• Experience mentoring training or supporting the development of junior technicians fabricators or shop team members.
• Experience performing cutting fitting bending forming grinding drilling welding finishing and assembly operations
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Waterjet and/or laser cutting experience.
• CAD experience especially SolidWorks.
• Experience supporting prototype builds development hardware test articles or production-intent fabrication.
• Experience working directly with engineers to resolve design-for-fabrication or design-for-manufacturing issues.
• Experience mentoring or training fabricators technicians welders or machinists in a prototype or development shop environment.
• Experience in aerospace defense automotive motorsports robotics advanced manufacturing or other hardware-intensive environments.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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