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Job Description

Overview

The Electrical Assembler I position at Collins Aerospace involves performing mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly, testing, fabrication, and inspection operations. This role is critical in maintaining the flow of work in the aerospace and defense industry, contributing to innovative solutions and technology.

Responsibilities

  • Reads and interprets blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials.
  • Operates tools and equipment, including hand tools, electrical tools, hand cutters, measuring devices, and light machinery.
  • Maintains inventory of products in workstations to ensure smooth production flow.
  • Performs quality checks, identifies product defects, and accurately records any issues.
  • Reworks and repairs assembled equipment and products as needed per engineering specification changes.
  • Follows safety and quality standards, ensuring a clean and safe work environment at all times.

Requirements

  • Typically requires HS diploma or equivalent, or vocational/technical education in a related discipline.
  • Certification of IPC Class III Solder Exam is preferred.
  • Experience with electronic assembly is preferred.
  • Experience in the aerospace industry is preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift: Monday - Friday, 5:30 am – 2:00 pm.
  • Onsite role, primarily working at the specified location.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$38/hr across 83 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 214 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 139 different employers. 72 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.

Collins Aerospace 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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