# SeniorTooling Fabricator

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Santa Ana, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As a Senior Tooling Fabricator at Anduril, you will play a critical role in our advanced manufacturing operations, responsible for the expert fabrication, repair, and modification of essential jigs, fixtures, dies, and tools.

Responsibilities:

- Perform certified and qualified welding and thermal cutting to fabricate, repair, rework, and modify jigs, fixtures, dies, tools, handling equipment, and similar items.

- Plan and layout the sequence of work operations to ensure efficient completion of tasks.

- Complete and maintain all-position pipe performance qualification tests as required by local, state, federal regulations, industry codes, and company policies.

- Execute various welding techniques, including Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and Tig Welding (TW).

- Perform brazing, oxy-fuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, carbon arc gouging, flame straightening, and flame bending as needed.

- Follow drawings, specifications, verbal and written instructions, trade practices, and applicable codes to ensure quality and compliance.

- Operate shop equipment such as saws, disk grinders, drill presses, and other tools to prepare materials before and after welding.

- Safely move, lift, and position materials or welded structures using shop lifting equipment.

- Fabricate shop aids and holding devices, set up and align work in welding fixtures, and securely block, clamp, or fasten parts as necessary.

- Plan welding and material fit-up sequences to maximize accessibility, ensuring critical weld areas are completed last on assemblies.

- Maintain cleanliness and proper functioning of welding equipment and work areas.

- Organize and manage welding supplies, preparing requisition lists for materials and equipment as required.

- Perform additional duties as assigned by team leaders, Tool Maker leads, or supervisors.

- Assist in identifying and documenting best practices, standardizing processes, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives related to structural welding.

Required Qualifications:

- 7+ years of professional welding experience.

- 7+ years of experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, material processes, schematics, and diagrams.

- 7+ years of experience operating powered hand tools.

- Experience with manual lathes and knee mills.

- Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 35 pounds frequently within an 8-hour shift.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Welding Certification.

- 3+ years of experience with Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW / TIG), primarily with thin-wall aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium.

The salary range for this role is $129,000 - $171,000 USD per year.

## Skills

### Required
- welding
- thermal cutting
- fabrication
- repair
- modification
- jigs
- fixtures
- dies
- tools
- handling equipment
- engineering drawings
- specifications
- material processes
- schematics
- diagrams
- powered hand tools
- manual lathes
- knee mills

### Nice to have
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW / TIG)
- thin-wall aluminum
- stainless steel
- titanium
- Welding Certification

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