Job Description

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

How this job compares in El Segundo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$38/hr middle band drawn from 313 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 El Segundo, CA

El Segundo, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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