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Sidus Space

Welder

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL

Wage

$65,329/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on August 23, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Sidus Space®, Inc. is an innovative space and defense technology company focused on providing flexible, cost-effective solutions in satellite manufacturing, AI-driven data solutions, and hardware manufacturing. The Welder position involves performing welding processes on various metals to required tolerances and is based onsite in Merritt Island, Florida.

Responsibilities

  • Determines layouts and welds parts and assemblies according to engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
  • Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship OR at least two years of welding experience.
  • MIG and TIG welding experience in a production environment preferred.
  • Professional Certification (e.g. an AWS welding certificate) is preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
  • Self-starter, capable of independent problem solving.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to listen, understand, and follow directions.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
  • The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Merritt Island, Florida.
  • Able to travel less than 10% of the time.

Benefits

401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Cape Canaveral, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 26% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 115 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 Cape Canaveral, FL

Cape Canaveral, FL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 222 other active welding openings from 150 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Cape Canaveral, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (9), and Aerotek (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tampa at $36/hr, Jacksonville at $30/hr, and Cocoa at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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