Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Principal – Welding
Location
Torrance, CA
Wage
$125,000 – $208,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 4, 2026
Location
Torrance, CA
Wage
$125,000 – $208,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 4, 2026
As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Principal – Welding at Honeywell Aerospace, you will provide technical leadership and expertise in advanced manufacturing processes, driving innovation and continuous improvement in manufacturing operations. Your role will enhance operational efficiency, product quality, and competitiveness in the market through advanced manufacturing strategies and cross-functional team leadership.
At roughly $80/hr, this posting sits about 122% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA — toward the top of a $30–$50/hr middle band drawn from 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 94% 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.
We're tracking 55 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 19 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 315 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.
Honeywell Aerospace currently has 15 other openings 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 (34), Honeywell Aerospace (15), 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.
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.
See all manufacturing welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Principal – Welding figures were last recalculated when this page was built.