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Overview

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, is seeking a Senior Electro-Mechanical Technician for their El Segundo, California location. This role involves supporting the manufacturing of space flight sub-systems and support equipment, contributing to national security space missions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Electro-Mechanical assembly of PCB assemblies into product chassis.
  • Assemble Electro-Mechanical assemblies by interpreting blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications.
  • Use precision calibrated tools such as torque wrenches, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Perform visual inspections of Electro-Mechanical assemblies to ensure product quality.
  • Document non-conformances and associated rework/repair.
  • Solder and rework through-hole and SMT components.
  • Support conformal coat, masking, epoxy application, and coating.

Requirements

  • Minimum of High School Diploma or GED.
  • More than 3 years of experience in electronics, electro-mechanical, and PCB assemblies.
  • More than 3 years of experience in Electro-Mechanical assembly on high reliability products.
  • More than 3 years of experience working with ESD, IPC J-STD-001, and IPC-A-610 standards.
  • More than 3 years of experience with soldering.
  • More than 3 years of experience reading blueprints and working with manufacturing plans.
  • Capable of lifting 20lbs or more on a frequent basis.
  • Ability to stand and move to handle products for extended periods.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is primarily 2nd shift with potential additional shift requirements.
  • The position requires 100% onsite work.
  • Relocation assistance is not provided.
  • Position may require travel up to 5% of the time.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in El Segundo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $50/hr median for welding jobs in El Segundo, CA, where the middle half runs $38–$62/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 5% 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 El Segundo, CA

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in El Segundo, CA right now, from 8 different employers. 18 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 586 other active welding openings from 267 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in El Segundo, or widen the search to California.

Millennium Space Systems 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), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). 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, Pasadena at $61/hr, and El Segundo at $50/hr. El Segundo 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. Electro-Mechanical Technician Senior Second Shift – Millennium Space Systems figures were last recalculated when this page was built.