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Job Description

Overview

The Nevada Automotive Test Center (NATC) is seeking a Fabrication Welder Technician in Silver Springs, NV, to support the design, manufacture, and testing of innovative automotive solutions. Founded in 1957, NATC is an independent facility offering comprehensive development and testing services to customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Weld, fabricate, assemble, install, modify, and repair parts, vehicles, equipment, and components.
  • Perform MIG, TIG, and stick welding as required.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, specifications, and work orders.
  • Measure, lay out, cut, fit, form, and weld materials to required dimensions and tolerances.
  • Operate and safely maintain hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, measuring instruments, and fabrication machinery.
  • Perform thermal cutting, grinding, and other metalworking processes.
  • Troubleshoot defects and equipment issues and make appropriate repairs or corrections.
  • Inspect completed work for quality, accuracy, fit, function, and compliance with specifications.
  • Work with Engineering, Test Technicians, Mechanics, and Customers to support vehicle and equipment development and testing.
  • Maintain accurate records, a clean work area, and compliance with safety procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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How this job compares in Silver Springs, NV

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Nevada, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Silver Springs, NV

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Silver Springs, NV, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Nevada as a whole we're tracking 25 other active welding openings from 16 employers. Browse welding jobs across Nevada.

The most active employers in Nevada at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Orica (3), Welding Shop in Las Vegas, NV (3), and ESCO Group LLC (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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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