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Raytheon

Metal Fabrication and Welding Technician

Location

Tucson, AZ

Wage

$53,100 – $100,900/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 4, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Metal Fabrication and Welding Technician at Raytheon is responsible for executing mechanical fabrication efforts, collaborating with a team to produce high-quality metal parts and assemblies. Raytheon is committed to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression through engineering expertise and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate critical prototype aerospace parts and test assemblies using various metal fabrication tools.
  • Utilize general machine shop tools and measuring instruments.
  • Work from basic sketches and underdeveloped drawing packages.
  • Manage all aspects of fabrication including setup, operation, inspection, and workload coordination.
  • Operate in a multi-program-controlled area.

Requirements

  • AA/AS degree or other 2-year post high school training with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
  • At least 6 years of experience welding MIG and TIG.
  • At least 6 years of experience with press breaks, rollers, and sheet metal forming tools.
  • At least 6 years of experience interpreting mechanical blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Experience inspecting fabricated parts using standard precision measuring instruments.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Position is onsite in Tucson, AZ.
  • Candidates may be required to attend in-person interviews.
  • Application window may close approximately 40 days from the posting date.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Tucson, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 48% above the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Arizona — toward the top of a $23–$33/hr middle band drawn from 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% 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 Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 468 other active welding openings from 283 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Tucson, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are EZARC (18), Sundt Construction (13), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Mesa at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Metal Fabrication and Welding Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.