Job Description

Overview

Stellant is excited to offer a MATERIALS & PROCESSES ENGINEER position at our Torrance facility. We are an industry leader in high-performance RF technology, supporting terrestrial and spaceborne communications, electronic warfare, and radar missions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for materials and processes, including welding, soldering, brazing, precision chemical cleaning, plating, and laboratory testing.
  • Improve and develop welding processes to meet functional requirements with high quality and consistency.
  • Troubleshoot process problems and interface with internal and external customers.
  • Write specifications and procedures, develop and revise weld schedules, and train operators on processing techniques.
  • Support cleaning, plating, brazing, soldering, adhesives, paints, machining, and metallizing.
  • Conduct extensive laboratory activities including SEM, XPS, microscopy, DSC, XRF, and X-Rays, as well as small-scale laboratory tests.

Requirements

  • Level II: requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Level III: requires a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Level IV: requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Level V: requires a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience.
  • Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a closely related field.
  • Strong knowledge of metals, joining methods, and metallurgical concepts, with hands-on experience in Brazing, Soldering, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and Laser Welding.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop welding schedules and specifications.
  • Deep understanding of engineering materials specific to a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience in precision chemical cleaning and plating processes.
  • Proficiency with materials, laboratory equipment, and test plan execution.
  • Capability to draft Materials and Processes (M&P) engineering documents, including procurement specifications and assembly instructions.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and coordinate multiple tasks effectively.
  • Strong technical problem-solving skills with a proven track record of working closely with production personnel.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by the International Traffic in Arm Regulations (ITAR).

How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $60/hr, this posting sits about 82% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA — toward the top of a $27–$45/hr middle band drawn from 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% 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 Torrance, CA

We're tracking 46 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 17 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 294 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.

Stellant Systems, 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 (34), 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 $65/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/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. Materials & Process Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.