Fabrication Lead

About the role

Valinor Harbor is seeking a Fabrication Lead to build and own the production capability behind its mobile, modular medical systems equipped for precision care, rapid response, and remote monitoring in austere environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate engineering designs into fabrication plans, identifying opportunities to simplify construction and improve manufacturability
• Source, manage, and coordinate outside fabrication contractors, serving as the primary project manager for contracted work from scoping through delivery
• Fabricate and assemble modular structures and specialty enclosures using press brakes, laser cutting equipment, welding processes, and related tooling
• Review drawings and collaborate directly with engineers to resolve design-for-fabrication issues before they reach the shop floor
• Own shop quality and inspection, ensuring all assemblies, whether built in-house or by contractors, meet design requirements and production standards
• Establish fabrication procedures, workflows, and documentation as the department's foundational systems
• Continuously improve fabrication methods, tooling, and labor utilization to increase production efficiency
• Build out the internal fabrication team over time, eventually supervising in-house fabricators and welders as the department grows
• Maintain a safe, organized, and high-output shop environment

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on fabrication experience, including structural steel and aluminum, sheet metal, and welding processes
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and fabrication packages with extreme attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience in fabrication process planning and production workflow development
• Experience leading or supervising a fabrication team, or clear readiness to step into that role
• Proficiency with press brake and sheet metal fabrication equipment; CNC/laser programming experience a plus
• Ability to edit CAD drawings a major plus
• Background in military shelters or defense fabrication, oil and gas, or heavy equipment manufacturing strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Experience with quality control and inspection processes for fabricated assemblies
• AWS CWI certification or familiarity with D1.1 structural welding standards beneficial but not required

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Attention to detail and quality control
• Leadership and supervisory experience

Benefits

Competitive salary, equity packages, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance - fully covered for employees, 401(k), development stipends, among others.

Unlimited PTO and two-week company holiday at the end of every calendar year.

We are a pro-mental health and pro-family company - we actually encourage employees to spend time with themselves and their families.

Valinor also provides fertility benefits to those just beginning that journey.

Fun work environment - we like to laugh and take care of each other, but we also deeply respect the mission in front of us.