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Job Description

Overview

Seasats builds unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) that operate at sea for months at a time. As they continue to grow production, they are looking for a skilled Composite Fabricator to join their manufacturing team, focusing on assembling composite structures into finished boats.

Responsibilities

  • Bond composite structures using structural epoxy adhesives
  • Prepare bonding surfaces through sanding, cleaning, and other surface prep techniques
  • Install bonded inserts, brackets, mounting plates, and other hardware
  • Read engineering drawings and assembly instructions
  • Trim, drill, fit, and finish composite components
  • Use fixtures and jigs to ensure accurate, repeatable assemblies
  • Inspect finished work for quality and workmanship
  • Work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes

Requirements

  • Experience working with fiberglass, carbon fiber, or other composite materials
  • Experience with structural bonding and epoxy adhesives
  • Ability to read drawings or follow technical instructions
  • Strong attention to detail and pride in producing quality work
  • Comfortable using common hand and power tools
  • Reliable, communicative, and able to work well on a team

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Marine or boatbuilding experience is a plus but not required
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship available)

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA, whose middle half runs $32–$39/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in San Diego, CA

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 18 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 416 other active welding openings from 215 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near San Diego, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Composite Fabricator @ Maritime Robotics Company - $71-80k - San Diego - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.