Fabricator

Role: Fabricator

Location: San Diego, CA (in-office)

Salary: $71,000 - $80,000 / yr + stock options, 401k matching, and other benefits ** ******

Role Overview:

This is a hands-on opportunity to fabricate hardware for a scaling fleet of oceangoing robots. Seasats has dozens of autonomous vessels in customer hands across the globe, and we're accelerating our vehicle production and deployments. We're looking for a skilled fabricator who takes pride in precise, reliable workmanship and can keep pace with our fast-moving production environment.

You'll be building parts of our autonomous surface vessels – the structures, mounts, frames, and custom assemblies that keep our systems operating in some of the harshest ocean environments on the planet. Quality and craftsmanship are critical here; our customers depend on these vehicles to complete high-value missions far from shore.

Role Details:

You'll report to our Head of Mechanical Engineering and work closely with our engineering, Production, and R&D teams. Day-to-day, you'll be fabricating metal components and assemblies, reading drawings and translating them into finished parts, and helping develop jigs and fixtures to support repeatable production. Some builds will be exciting one-offs; others will be production runs requiring consistent precision across many units – both matter equally.

A typical project might look like:

• Fabricate parts and assemblies using welding (MIG and TIG), cutting, drilling, and forming as needed
• Build jigs and fixtures to support repeatable, accurate production runs
• Perform in-process checks and final inspection to verify dimensions and weld quality
• Flag design issues or manufacturability concerns early and communicate them to engineering
• Keep the shop organized, tooling maintained, and the workspace safe

About You:

• You're a skilled welder – proficient in both MIG and TIG, with experience on aluminum and stainless steel
• You're comfortable with a broad range of fabrication tasks: cutting, drilling, grinding, forming, and finishing
• You can read engineering drawings and work from CAD references to produce accurate parts
• Experienced with milling machine and lathe
• Experienced building jigs, fixtures, and selecting tooling to support production
• You take quality personally – you catch your own mistakes before they become someone else's problem
• You can work autonomously and manage your own time without needing constant direction
• You've worked in a fast-paced shop environment and can adapt when priorities shift
• You enjoy being part of a tight-knit, high-performance team where your work is visible and valued

Whether you're a seasoned tradesperson or an unusually talented up-and-comer, we expect an open-minded learning attitude from everyone at Seasats. If you've built tough things for tough environments and want to see your work go to sea, we want to hear from you.

About Seasats:

At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our ASVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from the ocean was to put people on a boat, these uncrewed vessels are transforming how humanity monitors and interacts with the ocean. Here, you'll find the space and opportunity to do your life's best work.

Along with your salary, you'll receive perks including:

• Stock options
• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

Hiring Notes:

When applying, you'll be asked to provide a resume and answer a few screening questions.

Please note that we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas, so candidates must be independently authorized to work in the United States.

We appreciate diverse perspectives and life experiences, and we're committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds. Seasats provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

We look forward to reviewing your application!