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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an Assembly Technician with experience in electromechanical assembly, particularly in cable making, to join our team at Persistent Systems LLC in New York City. The technician will be involved in the final assembly of our Wave Relay® products, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform various assembly tasks including soldering, crimping, and cable-making.
  • Follow established processes and procedures for final product assembly.
  • Assist with testing, evaluation, and deployment of products.
  • Provide recommendations for process improvement.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience with assembly tools and materials, including soldering and cable making.
  • Strong electro-mechanical background.
  • Experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment, preferably electronics.
  • Strong manual dexterity for assembling products by hand.
  • Working knowledge of computer software including word processing, Internet, and email.
  • Must have or be able to obtain a United States security clearance.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Position is based in New York City.
  • Applications accepted on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 49% below the $50/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, where the middle half runs $36–$63/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 40 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 32 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 201 other active welding openings from 141 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Persistent Systems, LLC 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 (15), Randstad USA (6), and AMETEK (4). 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 $50/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Queens at $27/hr. New York is among them.

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