Anduril
Senior Development Fabrication Technician
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of hands-on fabrication, welding, or related metalworking experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Builds complex, low-volume prototype hardware from engineering drawings through fabrication, inspection, and completed assembly, collaborating with engineers to resolve design and manufacturability issues.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute prototype builds, selecting fabrication methods, sequencing, materials, tooling, and fixtures.
- Fabricate, weld, machine, and inspect metal assemblies; identify and resolve fit-up, tolerance, and manufacturability problems.
- Work with engineers to improve buildability and mentor teammates while maintaining shop safety.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of hands-on fabrication, welding, or related metalworking experience.
- Advanced GMAW/MIG, FCAW, and GTAW/TIG welding experience; demonstrated fabrication of steel, stainless steel, and aluminum assemblies.
- Strong sheet-metal skills; ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, including GD&T, weld symbols, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Experience planning fabrication from raw material through assembly; proficiency with conventional mills and lathes and ability to hold approximately ±0.005-inch tolerances when required.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, motorsports, experimental vehicles, or other high-performance prototype environments.
- CAD familiarity such as NX or SolidWorks; experience designing complex weld fixtures or working with welding standards such as AWS D17.1, AWS D1.1, or NAVSEA requirements.
Pay
$37.02 — $57.69 USD (base salary; hourly range)
Tools
GMAW/MIG, FCAW, GTAW/TIG, NX, SolidWorks, AWS D17.1, AWS D1.1, NAVSEA
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