Sheet Metal Fabricator

About the Role
As a Sheet Metal Fabricator youll fabricate form and install the sheet metal components that outfit maritime vessels: ventilation ductwork structural foundations and brackets bulkhead liners furniture (bunks lockers cabinets) ladders handrails and wet-space linings. Youll work from the shop floor to the structure: laying out from drawings cutting and forming on shears brakes and rolls then fitting and installing into compartments. The work spans thin-gauge stainless and aluminum ductwork to heavier structural brackets and foundations.

What Youll Do

Fabrication

• Lay out mark cut and form sheet metal components from engineering drawings sketches and templates
• Operate shears press brakes rolls hand brakes notchers and nibblers to form parts to drawing tolerances
• Cut material using plasma arc laser shears and hand tools
• Fabricate ventilation ductwork: transitions elbows tees plenums and damper assemblies
• Fabricate structural components: foundations brackets equipment bases stiffeners and coamings
• Build furniture and outfit items: bunks lockers cabinets shelving ladders handrails and enclosures
• Drill ream countersink and deburr holes for fasteners rivets and hardware
• Operate semi-automated fabrication equipment (plasma tables laser cutters CNC press brakes) where available: load programs set up material verify first articles

Installation & Fit-Up

• Fit and install fabricated components into maritime structures: ventilation systems liners foundations furniture and outfit items
• Scribe trim and adjust parts to achieve proper fit against hull curvature frames and adjacent structure
• Install using mechanical fasteners (rivets screws bolts) adhesives and gaskets per procedure
• Set up and align components using levels squares plumb bobs and laser alignment tools
• Work with riggers and crane operators to position and install larger assemblies

Welding & Joining

• Perform sheet metal welding on stainless steel aluminum carbon steel and copper-nickel as required
• Perform spot welding resistance welding and brazing where specified
• Prep joints: clean fit tack and maintain proper gap and alignment for weld quality
• Maintain weld certifications as required by program and material

Quality & Documentation

• Complete hardcopy and electronic documentation: fabrication travelers inspection records material traceability
• Verify dimensions against drawings using tape measures calipers protractors radius gauges and templates
• Maintain compliance with NAVSEA standards military specifications and workmanship requirements
• Identify non-conformances and process through proper disposition channels
• Prepare completed work for company customer and government inspections

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 5 years of sheet metal fabrication experience: 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
• Willing to work any shift and overtime as production requires
• U.S. Person status (ITAR requirement)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CNC plasma tables CNC laser cutters or CNC press brakes (operation and/or programming)
• 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 (e.g. Navy HT DC or equivalent)
• Background in aerospace defense or AS9100 / ISO 9001 environments
• Experience with furniture and outfit fabrication: bunks lockers cabinets enclosures

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs regularly and 75 lbs occasionally
• Stand bend kneel crawl and work overhead for extended periods
• Work at heights (ladders scaffolding) and in confined spaces
• Work in shop and shipboard environments with exposure to noise sharp edges grinding dust and variable temperatures
• Maintain color vision adequate for material identification and weld inspection

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:

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