Sheet Metal Fabricator

About The Role

As a Sheet Metal Fabricator, you'll 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. You'll 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 You'll 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
  • 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)

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

Benefits

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 Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
• At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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