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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Aerospace Welder (AWS D17.1 Class A) to join our manufacturing team. This role is responsible for performing high-quality welding operations on aerospace components in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and aerospace quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality welding operations on aerospace components.
  • Adhere to engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Follow aerospace quality standards.
  • Conduct precision TIG welding of thin-wall aluminum aerospace components.

Requirements

  • Experience as an Aerospace Welder.
  • AWS D17.1 Class A certification.
  • Proficiency in TIG welding.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Dental

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
Dental
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How this job compares in Cudahy, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $26–$41/hr across 359 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Cudahy, CA

Cudahy, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 457 other active welding openings from 228 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

RESEARCH METAL INDUSTRIES INC currently has 1 other opening 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 (25), Volt (15), and Aerotek (14). 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 Santa Ana at $53/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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