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Overview

Singularity is a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup in Gardena, CA, seeking a skilled Propulsion Technician to support the development, manufacturing, and handling of solid rocket motor systems. The role involves working with hazardous materials in a high-paced environment while adhering to strict safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares materials and performs propellant mixing and solid rocket motor component assembly.
  • Conducts energetics research and development for new energetic formulations.
  • Responsible for requisitioning and organizing materials and processing for mixing and cleaning.
  • Performs energetics duties under the direction of engineers and the team supervisor.
  • Mills chemical components for full-scale propellant mixes and weighs material bins.
  • Maintains a clean and organized workspace.
  • Follows and develops a preventative maintenance schedule with engineering assistance.
  • Willing to work other shifts or overtime as needed.
  • Able to work from elevated platforms and transport 35 lbs. repetitively.
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How this job compares in Gardena, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$49/hr across 444 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 Gardena, CA

Gardena, CA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 592 other active welding openings from 268 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gardena, or widen the search to California.

Stealth Mode currently has 2 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), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (17). 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 Gardena at $73/hr, Redondo Beach at $72/hr, and Pasadena at $61/hr. Gardena is among them.

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