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Overview

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for an Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist to join the Air Dominance Operations team working in the Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC) located in Mesa, AZ.

Responsibilities

  • Develops lay-up and assembly set-ups and techniques for the fabrication of composite structural and assemblies.
  • Sets up and troubleshoots composite parts for assembly or layup.
  • Assembles, lays up, or supports via autoclave, GFM, and other processes the fabrication of parts and components.
  • Identifies nonconforming detail parts, assemblies and processes and works with engineering to improve manufacturing processes.
  • Fabricates composite detail parts using various pre-preg composite materials and/or wet layup processes.
  • Locates station lines, index points, and E.O.P lines to establish exact locations of ply installations and components.
  • Assembles and installs detail composite and metallic components by bonding, sealing, cementing, and riveting to engineering specifications.
  • Sets up, weighs, mixes and applies composite adhesives per engineering and company specifications.
  • Preps and applies required release agents to composite prototype and or production tooling per company specifications.
  • Demonstrates working knowledge of composite material bonding best practices, FOD control and prevention.

Requirements

  • Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
  • Must have High School Diploma/GED or equivalent.
  • Must have related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience related work experience in Composites.
  • Must have experience interpreting and working from blueprints, sketches and written and verbal instructions, in English.
  • Must be able to work any shift (1st or 2nd shift).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position requires travel up to 10% of the time.
  • Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
  • This position is for 1st shift.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ, where the middle half runs $25–$33/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 40 different employers. 26 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 277 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Boeing 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 (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). 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, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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