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Overview

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Welder II for their Advanced Structures team in San Marcos, Texas. This role focuses on performing advanced welding operations with limited supervision, ensuring precision and adherence to established manufacturing specifications and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate proficiency in TIG welding tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Learn and operate automatic and manual welding machines according to specifications.
  • Perform cleaning operations after welding to maintain production quality.
  • Inspect and check dimensions using precision gauges and measuring instruments.
  • Learn alloy and assembly operations necessary for furnace operations.
  • Operate CNC equipment as required to complete welding processes.
  • Perform non-production welds and support specialized welding tasks.
  • Accurately read and interpret blueprints and specification sheets.
  • Complete production documentation with accuracy.
  • Support and adhere to all rules, guidelines, and standards set by EHS, Quality, and CI functions.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement processes.
  • Work extended shifts or overtime hours as required.

Requirements

  • Typically requires HS diploma or vocational/technical education in related discipline.
  • Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
  • 1 or more years of experience reading and interpreting blueprints.
  • 1 or more years of experience with general hand and/or power tools.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd shift hours (3pm-11:30 pm) Monday - Friday.
  • Onsite role.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in San Marcos, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 341 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in San Marcos, TX

San Marcos, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and La Porte at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

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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. Welder II - 2nd Shift (Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.