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United Airlines

Facilities Maintenance Technician - Building Engineer ($10,000 Sign On Bonus)

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Wage

$34.52/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 4, 2026

Job Description

Overview

United Airlines is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician - Building Engineer to support the Technical Operations team in maintaining aircraft and facilities. This role offers a chance to grow your career while providing essential maintenance services.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general building maintenance with a focus on electrical systems, including AC & DC circuits and high voltage equipment.
  • Read and follow wiring schematics and work without supervision.
  • Make low and high voltage repairs to all building electrical equipment.
  • Solve, install, and repair 110/220/480 volt single and multiphase electrical circuitry and devices.
  • Work with related building equipment and trades such as air handling units, plumbing, steam fitting, fire systems, and conveyors.
  • Work around the clock shifts, including weekends and holidays, in various weather conditions.

Requirements

  • Twenty-four months of experience in at least three areas: HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, or PLC electronic/computer controls.
  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
  • Ability to maintain and repair all building disciplines, heavy mechanical, and welding.
  • Must be able to climb and work from ladders and walk for extended periods.
  • Moderate lifting capability required.
  • Possess sufficient tooling to perform required tasks.
  • Computer experience for data input and retrieval.
  • Must possess a valid, clean, applicable state driver's license.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Schedules are bid and awarded according to seniority.
  • Facilities Technicians are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).
  • New employees must join the union within ninety (90) days of employment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $34–$58/hr across 59 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 85 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 56 different employers. 21 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 574 other active welding openings from 262 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $61/hr, Redondo Beach at $60/hr, and Long Beach at $54/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Facilities Maintenance Technician - Building Engineer ($10,000 Sign On Bonus) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.