- Robot type
- Industrial Automation
- Location
- ChatsworthCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Salary
- $30–$37 an hour
Full-time
Welder/Fitter – Aerospace Manufacturing
Job description
Engineering moves at software speed. Manufacturing doesn't. Yet.
Backed by Lockheed Martin, Toyota, and NVIDIA, we're building the manufacturing infrastructure that defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility programs will run on.
If you want to work on hard problems that matter and see them fly, drive, and defend, this is the place.
The Welder/Fitter will be responsible for the precision fabrication, fitting, assembly, tack welding, and welding of complex metallic components and assemblies.
This position requires strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to translate engineering requirements into high-quality physical hardware.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on fabricator who takes ownership of…
Job responsibilities
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, weld symbols, GD&T, specifications, work instructions, weld procedures, and travelers.
- Perform precision layout, measurement, cutting, forming, fitting, tack welding, welding, and assembly of metallic components and structures.
- Fit and align components using fixtures, clamps, tooling, and other fabrication equipment while maintaining required joint gaps, orientation, alignment, and assembly geometry.
- Fabricate components from sheet metal, plate, tubing, structural members, thin-wall materials, and other complex geometries.
- Perform welding operations in accordance with approved procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
- Work with materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel alloys, and other metals used in aerospace and advanced manufacturing applications.
- Set up and properly use welding equipment, fixtures, tooling, purge systems, clamps, hand tools, and fabrication equipment.
- Use precision measurement and inspection equipment, including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, weld gauges, squares, and straightedges.
Job requirements
- Demonstrated professional experience in welding, fitting, fabrication, or a related precision manufacturing environment.
- Strong hands-on fabrication and mechanical assembly skills.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, weld symbols, GD&T, specifications, and manufacturing work instructions.
- Ability to accurately measure, lay out, fit, align, and assemble complex components.
- Experience using welding equipment, hand and power tools, fixtures, fabrication equipment, and precision measurement instruments.
- Ability to consistently work within tight dimensional, alignment, and fit-up requirements.
- Strong understanding of fabrication and welding fundamentals and the ability to troubleshoot problems as they arise.
- High attention to detail with a strong commitment to producing quality hardware.