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Job Description

Overview

Propulsion Controls Engineering is seeking a Welder Journeyman with a minimum of five years of marine and/or shipyard experience to support their operations in San Diego, California. The company specializes in electro-mechanical and diesel repair, executing major system overhauls across various ports worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced welding using FCAW, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and BRAZE.
  • Determine proper weld joint design without supervision.
  • Complete other related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
  • Minimum of five years marine and/or shipyard experience preferred.
  • High School/GED required.
  • Basic knowledge of fittings preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position may require access to U.S. government or military sites.
  • Candidates must be eligible to obtain base access clearance, including passing a background check.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA — toward the top of a $28–$37/hr middle band drawn from 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% 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 San Diego, CA

We're tracking 29 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 21 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 314 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Aerotek (13). 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, Redondo Beach at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder Journeyman - San Diego, CA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.