Anduril Industries

Overview

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Sheet Metal Fabricator role involves fabricating, forming, and installing sheet metal components for maritime vessels.

Responsibilities

• 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 CNC fabrication equipment (plasma tables, laser cutters, CNC press brakes) where available.
• Fit and install fabricated components into maritime structures.
• Scribe, trim, and adjust parts to achieve proper fit against hull curvature, frames, and adjacent structure.
• Install using mechanical fasteners, 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.
• 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.
• 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.