Body Fabrication Specialist

Job Summary: VVater is seeking a highly skilled Body Fabrication & Finishing Technician to fabricate, assemble, finish, and paint structural and aesthetic components for VVater's advanced mechanical and water-treatment systems. This role requires a combination of metal fabrication expertise, bodywork craftsmanship, and automotive-grade painting skills, ensuring every VVater product meets the highest standards of structural integrity, durability, and visual presentation. The ideal candidate is a versatile, hands-on technician with a background in industrial fabrication, automotive bodywork, precision assembly, and high-quality paint/finish application. You must be comfortable working from engineering drawings, prototyping with R&D, and delivering flawless mechanical and visual finishes.

Duties and Responsibilities: Fabricate and assemble metal bodies, housings, frames, enclosures, and custom components for VVater's mechanical and electrochemical systems. Perform cutting, bending, forming, shaping, and welding operations (TIG/MIG; stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel).Fit, align, and assemble subassemblies with precision using engineering drawings, CAD models, and technical specs. Conduct precision measurements using calipers, gauges, micrometers, and templates to ensure dimensional accuracy. Perform full-spectrum bodywork, including panel straightening, metal shaping, filler work, sanding, leveling, and surface correction. Repair dents, weld marks, seams, and imperfections to achieve smooth, uniform surfaces suitable for high-end finishing. Conduct finishing operations including grinding, smoothing, polishing, edge radiusing, and texture matching. Apply primer, base coats, top coats, clear coats, and protective coatings using HVLP or high-transfer efficiency equipment. Mix, match, and adjust paint materials to achieve color accuracy and consistent finish quality. Perform wet sanding, buffing, polishing, and quality checks to produce automotive-level finishes on metal and composite surfaces. Maintain a clean, dust-free paint environment and manage curing/drying processes. Support prototype development, iterative testing, and refinement of new VVater technologies. Collaborate with engineering and CAD teams to validate manufacturability and propose design improvements. Provide rapid fabrication and finish adjustments during laboratory and field testing cycles. Maintain fabrication, painting, and finishing equipment (welders, brakes, grinders, paint guns, compressors).Ensure compliance with safety standards related to welding, grinding, painting, ventilation, PPE, and chemical handling. Maintain organized workspaces, proper consumable inventory, and documented workflow for production consistency. Assist with crating, assembly, packaging, and field installation when required. Provide input on fabrication process improvements, tooling requirements, and layout optimization. Perform all other duties as instructed by the company.

Note: This job description is not exhaustive. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added as the role evolves and as projects demand. Flexibility and a willingness to adapt are essential qualities for this position. As a part of our process to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of all applicants, assessment tests are required as part of our recruitment process. Unfortunately, should you elect not to participate in completing the assessment tests, your application will not be able to progress to the next stage or taken into consideration during evaluation.