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Overview

At Blue Origin, we are developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Manual Welding role involves performing welding processes on various metal parts and assemblies, ensuring quality and adherence to engineering specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding processes on aluminum, steel, and alloy parts and assemblies.
  • Prepare metallic surfaces for welding and non-destructive evaluation using hand tools.
  • Determine layouts and weld parts according to engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical processes.
  • Join metal parts to form a permanent bond using specialized equipment.
  • Utilize friction stir welding methods for solid-state joining.
  • Set up and operate large, motion-controlled machines for friction stir welds.
  • Perform periodic maintenance on machines with complex systems.
  • Accurately use precision measuring tools such as micrometers and calipers.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years TIG welding experience.
  • Ability to understand blue print drawings and tolerances.
  • Basic GD&T knowledge.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee/asylee.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Relocation provided.
  • Multiple shifts available.
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment.
  • Multiple positions available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Huntsville, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$33/hr across 52 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Huntsville, AL

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Huntsville, AL right now, from 8 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 116 other active welding openings from 86 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Huntsville, or widen the search to Alabama.

Blue Origin currently has 9 other openings live in Alabama, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (9), Austal USA (4), and Koch Foods (3). 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 TIG. 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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