Metal Fabricator (Aerospace)

Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States

Salary: $40–$45 per hour

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and fabrication services for NASA and other aerospace customers, delivering high-quality products for space science and aeronautics missions.

What you will do

• Program, set up, operate, and troubleshoot multi-axis CNC mills, CNC lathes, wire EDM, and manual machine tools.
• Manufacture one-of-a-kind flight hardware, prototypes, small satellite components, and ground support equipment.
• Interpret complex 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and GD&T requirements under ASME Y14.5.
• Generate and optimize multi-axis toolpaths using Mastercam, Fusion 360, or equivalent CAM software.
• Machine titanium, Inconel, stainless steel, aluminum alloys, structural plastics, and ceramics.
• Perform in-process and final inspections and provide DFM input to NASA project teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of aerospace or prototype precision machining experience.
• Proficiency in multi-axis CNC programming, setup, operation, and troubleshooting.
• Welding experience and strong proficiency with SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Experience with systems and facilities, aerospace quality management systems, AS9100, and ISO 9001.
• High school diploma required; a bachelor’s degree in engineering is strongly preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and able to obtain and maintain a NASA Ames site security badge and identity credentials.

Nice to have

• Experience on an engineering services contract at a NASA center or DoD facility.
• Experience fabricating satellite or payload hardware, vacuum or cleanroom components, or sheet metal.
• Experience with metal or high-performance polymer additive manufacturing.
• Customer relationship management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time work within the NASA Ames Fabrication Shop.
• Collaboration with NASA civil servants, scientists, and hirify.global engineers.
• Work supporting space science and aeronautics missions.
• Travel as needed.
• NASA Ames shop safety rules, FOD control, and documented fabrication processes are required.