Job Description

Overview

Mercury Systems is seeking skilled BGA rework technicians for 2nd shift production tasks involving PCBs and PCBAs. The role requires proficiency in BGA rework processes and offers opportunities for overtime.

Responsibilities

  • Master the complete BGA rework process for safe desoldering, cleaning, ball stenciling solder paste, placement and resoldering.
  • Interpret job routers, written instructions, wiring diagrams, and schematic drawings for assembly of electronics.
  • Perform a variety of inspections to ensure assemblies meet/exceed IPC standards.
  • Conduct pass downs with outgoing/incoming shifts.
  • Interact regularly with Engineering Staff.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by Lead or Supervisor.

Requirements

  • On-site soldering assessment to J-STD-001 standards during the interview.
  • Meticulous hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to work 2nd Shift hours, 2:30 pm to 12:00 am.
  • Typically requires 3 - 5 years experience of BGA rework.
  • Ability to work for extended hours utilizing a microscope for inspection and solder touch-ups.
  • Hand soldering experience is required.
  • Knowledge of ESD (Electrostatic discharge) procedures.
  • High School Diploma or GED.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position requires access to information subject to U.S. export regulations.
  • Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule based on location.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, whose middle half runs $25–$37/hr across 87 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 54% 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 202 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 131 different employers. 47 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 471 other active welding openings from 256 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

Mercury Systems currently has 2 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (17), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (16), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Phoenix at $30/hr, and Goodyear at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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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. BGA Rework Technician (2nd shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.