Fabricator

Joby Aviation Joby Aviation · Robotics · Santa Cruz, CA · R&D Machine Shop

Joby Aviation is seeking an experienced Fabricator to join their subtractive prototyping team. The role involves making fixtures and jigs for testing, R&D, and production using precision welding tables, collaborating with engineers and technicians. Responsibilities include operating welding equipment, shop tools, manual mills/lathes, CNC press brakes, reading prints, and collaborating on technical manufacturing problems. Requires 1+ years of relevant industry experience and 2+ years of MIG/TIG welding experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Ability to shift between jobs when priorities change and communicating with co-workers.
  2. Willing to juggle multiple projects often sidelining some projects to expedite others.
  3. Operate MIG and TIG welding equipment.
  4. Proficient with use of common shop measuring tools.
  5. Operate drill presses, saws, grinders, and a variety of other manual tools and equipment.

Skills

Required

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • 1 +years experience in any relevant industry such as aerospace, motorsports, start-ups, or manufacturing shops
  • 2+ years welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials, utilizing both MIG and TIG
  • Experience in welding a wide range of materials from aluminum, stainless and mild steels in a wide range of thicknesses from .060” up to 1”+
  • Willingness to work 9 hour days plus extra overtime as needed
  • Willingness to listen to instructions, attention to detail, work with minimal supervision
  • Basic understanding of job workflows and ticketing systems that utilize Kanban, Sprint or other styles of ticketing workflows
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unaided
  • Understands basics of sheet metal bending and forming concepts

Nice to have

  • ISO 9001 experience
  • Understanding of AWS D1.1 requirements
  • Laser Welding for sheet metal
  • Experience in welding Cryogenic components or welding exotic metals (Titanium, Chromoly, 321 Stainless Steel, 4140)
  • Experience in sheet metal bending and forming, CNC press brake knowledge
  • Forklift experience
  • Jira ticketing or other Kanban related systems experience
  • Experience with Slack, Zoom, Teams and other relevant systems
  • Experience with CAD (Fusion 360, Solidworks, Catia or other)

What the JD emphasized

  • collaboration with engineers and designers