VVater
Body Fabrication Specialist
Dripping Springs, TX
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 50 days ago
CollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Bodywork & Surface Preparation • 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.
- Prototype Support & R&D Collaboration • 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.
- Shop Operations & Safety • 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.
- Perform cutting, bending, forming, shaping, and welding operations (TIG/MIG; stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel).
- Perform full-spectrum bodywork, including panel straightening, metal shaping, filler work, sanding, leveling, and surface correction.
- 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. Prototype Support & R&D Collaboration
- Support prototype development, iterative testing, and refinement of new VVater technologies.
- Collaborate with engineering and CAD teams to validate manufacturability and propose design improvements.
- Maintain fabrication, painting, and finishing equipment (welders, brakes, grinders, paint guns, compressors).
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in metal fabrication, bodywork, and/or automotive paint and finishing. * Extensive CNC Experience will be highly beneficial
- Strong welding proficiency in TIG and MIG (stainless steel, aluminum, mild steel).
- Proven ability in body filler application, panel straightening, shaping, sanding, and restoration techniques.
- Proficiency in HVLP spray systems, multi-stage paint systems, primers, clear coats, industrial coatings, and curing methods.
- Experience working with fabrication equipment, shears, brakes, rollers, sanders, grinders, saws, and CNC equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, blueprints, and CAD-derived fabrication packets.
- Assist with crating, assembly, packaging, and field installation when required.
Nice to have
- Additional Desired Experience
- Automotive body shop or custom fabrication background is highly preferred.
- Experience with powder coating or industrial coating systems is a plus.
- Familiarity with assembly of mechanical/electrical integrated components (industrial or automotive).
- Prototyping and low-volume custom manufacturing experience.
Company info
- VVater is a US-based, next-generation water treatment company that aims to provide Water for Humankind with a cornerstone of sustainability and a promise of a better, healthier tomorrow, servicing various industries and markets around the world from Real Estate, Wastewater Treatment, Municipal Potable Water, and multiple others, in particular, focusing on the recovering and recycling of different waters in a centralized or decentralized way.
- The company also provides artificial beaches, urban lagoons, wave pools, surf parks, aquatics services, sewage treatment, wastewater treatment, and drinking water solutions.
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