Prototype Sheet Metal Fabrication Technician

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Sheet Metal Fabrication Technician – Prototype Development to turn engineering designs into finished hardware for high-priority programs.

You will start from CAD models or drawings, develop flat patterns, set up and operate CNC equipment, and work with engineers to optimize formability and fabrication processes while learning new machines and maintaining a safe, high‑quality shop.

Qualifications

• Ability to read technical drawings and fabrication instructions.
• Experience with precision measuring tools and shop math.
• Willingness to learn multiple sheet-metal processes through structured training.
• Safety-conscious with ability to work in an industrial fabrication environment.

Responsibilities

• Build prototype sheet-metal hardware from concept through completion using drawings, CAD models, and collaboration with engineering.
• Develop flat patterns and bend sequences while accounting for material type, thickness, bend radius, springback, and part geometry.
• Set up, program, and operate fabrication equipment such as CNC press brakes, waterjets, lasers, punches, and related shop equipment.
• Select tooling, establish setups, adjust processes, and troubleshoot issues affecting part quality or manufacturability.
• Perform secondary operations including deburring, graining, drilling, tapping, countersinking, hardware insertion, finishing, and light machining.
• Inspect your work throughout the build, identify issues early, and correct or escalate problems before parts move downstream.
• Partner with engineers on formability, bend relief, hole-to-bend spacing, hardware selection, and other design-for-fabrication considerations.
• Cross-train on additional machines and fabrication processes to respond quickly as program priorities change.
• Help maintain fabrication equipment, work areas, and shop readiness while following safety requirements.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication

Reading drawings

Measuring tools

Mechanical aptitude

Safety compliance

US Person

Education

Vocational/ technical program in sheet metal fabrication

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

OMAX

AMADA

SigmaNEST

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Sheet Metal Fabrication Technician – Prototype Development to turn engineering designs into finished hardware for high-priority programs.

You will start from CAD models or drawings, develop flat patterns, set up and operate CNC equipment, and work with engineers to optimize formability and fabrication processes while learning new machines and maintaining a safe, high‑quality shop.