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Overview

At Boeing, Millennium Space Systems is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. The Propulsion Technician Senior is responsible for executing orbital-tube welding for satellite propulsion systems and performing various fabrication, integration, and testing tasks for space-flight hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Perform orbital tube welding for the fabrication of tube subassemblies and final propulsion tank closeouts.
  • Assemble, install, test, route/terminate/stake/wrap thermistors, heaters, non-flight thermocouples and heaters on spacecraft assemblies by interpreting blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Visually inspect propulsion assemblies to drawings, engineering specifications, and written assembly and test procedures.
  • Operate various materials handling equipment including forklifts, overhead cranes, aerial lift equipment, and other GSE as required.
  • Travel may be required to support operations identified by the program being supported.
  • Operate a wide range of tools including orbital tube welding machines, tack welding machines, drill press, grinders, and power and hand tools.
  • Interface and work closely with Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Procurement and Shipping personnel on procedural issues.
  • Support in areas defined by Millennium Space System Leadership as business needs require.
  • Crosstrain and mentor new hires.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in propulsion assembly on high reliability products.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, harness wiring diagrams, internal and external specifications.
  • Experience with using various hand tools and power tools.
  • 5+ years of Aerospace experience (preferred).
  • 5+ years of orbital tube welding experience (preferred).
  • 2+ years performing thermal system component installation in aerospace (preferred).
  • 2+ years of harness assembly and routing (preferred).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a union-represented position.
  • This is an hourly position governed by the Cabinet Makers, Millmen and Industrial Carpenters Union.
  • The selected candidate must be able to work any shift, as assigned.
  • New hires and employees transferring from non-union roles may be required to attend or complete training within their 90-day probationary period.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in El Segundo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $50/hr median for welding jobs in El Segundo, CA, where the middle half runs $38–$62/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 5% 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 El Segundo, CA

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in El Segundo, CA right now, from 8 different employers. 19 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 586 other active welding openings from 267 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in El Segundo, or widen the search to California.

Boeing currently has 5 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). 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 Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and El Segundo at $50/hr. El Segundo is among them.

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