Welder​/Fitter – Aerospace Manufacturing

About Machina Labs:

Engineering moves at software speed. Manufacturingdoesn't. Yet.

Machina Labs is changing that. We build intelligent, software-defined factories that produce complex metal structures directly from digital design. By integrating advanced metal forming, robotics, and automated production inside a flexible factory architecture, we enable customers to move from prototype to production in weeks, not years.

Backed by Lockheed Martin, Toyota, and NVIDIA,we'rebuilding the manufacturing infrastructurethat 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. You will work from engineering drawings, weld symbols, GD&T, specifications, work instructions, weld procedures, and travelers to fabricate and assemble components while maintaining dimensional accuracy, proper fit-up, cleanliness, and traceability.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on fabricator who takes ownership of their work, has strong attention to detail, and is comfortable working through manufacturing challenges in partnership with Engineering, Quality, and Production. You should be equally comfortable following established processes and helping improve them as Machina continues to develop and scale its manufacturing capabilities.

• 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.
• Verify dimensional accuracy, joint gaps, alignment, orientation, and overall assembly geometry throughout the fabrication process.
• Maintain proper material cleanliness, purge practices, contamination controls, and FOD prevention requirements.
• Inspect work for dimensional accuracy, fit-up, weld quality, cleanliness, and conformance to engineering and quality requirements.
• Identify and troubleshoot fabrication, fit-up, dimensional, tooling, and welding issues before they result in unnecessary scrap or rework.
• Recognize discrepancies between engineering requirements and the physical product and work with Engineering and Quality to determine the appropriate resolution.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, inspection, and material traceability documentation within applicable digital systems, travelers, and manufacturing records.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Production, and other teams to resolve manufacturing challenges and improve processes.
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