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Overview

The Vacuum Brazing Technician is responsible for the setup, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of vacuum brazing furnaces and associated equipment used in the manufacture of heat exchangers, aerospace components, and precision assemblies. AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions with a commitment to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate vacuum brazing furnaces according to approved work instructions and process specifications.
  • Load and unload production hardware, fixtures, and assemblies into vacuum furnaces.
  • Verify furnace programming, temperature profiles, vacuum levels, and cycle parameters before processing.
  • Monitor brazing cycles and document process data as required.
  • Conduct pre- and post-braze inspections to identify defects, distortion, leaks, contamination, or incomplete braze joints.
  • Follow all quality procedures, manufacturing instructions, and customer specifications.
  • Complete production records, travelers, inspection sheets, and furnace logs accurately.
  • Support first-pass yield and scrap reduction efforts through adherence to process controls.
  • Participate in root cause and corrective action investigations related to brazing defects.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 2–5 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in vacuum brazing, heat treating, welding, aerospace, or metallurgical processing.
  • Experience operating industrial furnaces and thermal processing equipment preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and work instructions.
  • Experience with Ipsen or similar vacuum brazing furnaces is preferred.
  • Knowledge of aluminum, stainless steel, nickel alloys, and Inconel materials.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
  • Applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.
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How this job compares in Garden City, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $27–$39/hr across 86 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% 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 Garden City, NY

Garden City, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 101 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

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

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (14), GE Aerospace (5), and Philips (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Latham at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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