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Overview

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things, focusing on solving technical challenges in a trusting environment. The Military Aircraft Group seeks an A&T Technician II for 2nd shift in Torrance, CA, to work on advanced flight control actuation systems for military aircraft.

Responsibilities

  • Perform precision assembly on complex production and repair actuators.
  • Adjust or align components through shimming and other mechanical adjustments as specified.
  • Utilize mechanical measuring equipment to ensure proper assembly-build requirements.
  • Maintain dimensional accuracy using torque wrenches, fixtures, tooling, and other measuring devices.
  • Perform various test operations on mechanical or hydraulic actuators using necessary test equipment.
  • Diagnose common test failures and recommend or perform rework to correct discrepancies.
  • Hold problem units for engineering disposition.
  • Ensure units are tested in conformance with current revision letters and report any abnormal conditions.
  • Test repair models for conformance to acceptance test procedures.
  • Utilize measuring equipment to validate acceptance of models to current test requirements.
  • Order parts as necessary and document parts replaced and work performed.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of assembly experience in mechanical, hydraulic, electromechanical, or electronic fields.
  • FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certification is a plus.
  • Must meet FAA's drug and alcohol testing program requirements.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Assembly experience in the aerospace industry.
  • Experience performing precision assembly and testing of flight actuators.
  • Experience with precision measuring equipment such as dial indicators, calipers, and micrometers.
  • Experience diagnosing and troubleshooting mechanical components and test failures.
  • Basic computer skills in Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Possess or be able to obtain Security Clearance.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Onsite work schedule in Torrance, CA.
  • 2nd shift hours are from 2:00pm to 10:30pm.
  • Generous shift differential of +10% on top of base pay for 2nd shift.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA, whose middle half runs $32–$49/hr across 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Torrance, CA

We're tracking 44 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 14 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 306 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.

Moog Inc. currently has 1 other opening 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 (31), Aerotek (16), 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 Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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