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Overview

At Blue Origin, we are developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Aerospace TIG Welder will be responsible for TIG welding on fuel pumps and other components for Blue Origin's BE-4 engines as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

  • TIG welding aerospace stainless steel and Inconel hardware using manual equipment.
  • Weld preparation including cutting, blending, chamfering, and cleaning parts.
  • Support/prepare parts for post-weld inspection processes such as dye penetrant, X-ray, and chemical treatments.
  • Design support and fabrication of tooling for welding and assembly.
  • Communicate with engineers on design concepts and offer suggestions for improvements.
  • Perform Strip Welding and Installation on Flight Hardware.
  • Review, edit, and follow Work Instructions for welding and assembly work.
  • Safely work within an industrial environment.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 5+ years' experience with DC- and AC-TIG welding of metals including stainless steels, aluminum, and Inconel alloys.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to document and maintain accurate records.
  • Ability to use precision hand tools, standard mechanical tools, and fabrication shop equipment.
  • Familiarity with the use of personal computers.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Relocation provided.
  • SHIFT: A Shift (Mon-Thu 5:00am - 3:30pm).
  • Interviews will include a technical welding assessment.
  • Multiple positions available across mid- to senior-level.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Arlington, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Washington — toward the top of a $28–$41/hr middle band drawn from 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Arlington, WA

Arlington, WA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 98 other active welding openings from 59 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Arlington, or widen the search to Washington.

Blue Origin currently has 1 other opening live in Washington, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (17), Loenbro (6), and Parker Hannifin (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $55/hr, Seattle at $30/hr, and Redmond at $28/hr. Arlington is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aerospace TIG Welder (Multiple Positions) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.