Job Description

Overview

As an NDT Technician 2, you will perform non-destructive testing on sheet metal aircraft components to ensure product conformity and safety. This role involves collaboration with inspectors, technicians, and supervisors in an onsite production environment, directly impacting inspection quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Process parts and interpret NDT findings according to organizational and customer specifications.
  • Follow and update NDT technique sheets and ensure revisions meet requirements.
  • Support and assist junior NDT technicians with inspections.
  • Accurately document inspection findings and maintain manufacturing planning entries.
  • Create and revise NDT technique sheets per requirements.
  • Generate radiographic x-ray film for simple and complex part geometry.
  • Detect faulty processes and escalate to the applicable NDT technician or supervisor.
  • Evaluate NDT methods and propose improvements to productivity and effectiveness.
  • Verify dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and other inspection tools.
  • Interpret written instructions, sketches, schedules, and engineering drawings.
  • Perform work according to established standards and safety procedures.

Requirements

  • Required NDT hours and active certifications.
  • Certified in FPI (fluorescent penetrant inspection), radiographic inspection, and digital x-ray inspection.
  • Ability to read and understand manufacturing planning, engineering blueprints, and sketches.
  • Basic knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
  • Knowledge of shop math and precision measurement equipment.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Able to anticipate problems in manufacturing and implement effective inspection techniques.

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is first shift with a 4x10 schedule (Monday–Thursday, 5:00 AM–3:30 PM).
  • Onsite production environment.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $26–$38/hr middle band drawn from 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 214 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 139 different employers. 71 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 Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

NextDeavor currently has 1 other opening 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. Phoenix is among them.

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