Job Description

Overview

The 2nd Shift Die/Wire Bonder position involves performing basic and routine electronic assembly operations on components or subassemblies, including tasks such as Die Attach, Wire bond, and Epoxy Dispense. Mercury Systems is a technology company focused on making the world safer and more secure by enhancing processing power for aerospace and defense missions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform basic and routine electronic assembly operations on components or subassemblies.
  • Set up and run K&S ICONN Wire bonders, XYZ-Tec, and West Bond wire pull equipment.
  • Set up and run Besi Datacon 2200, Yamaha Chip Shooter, and EKRA printers.
  • Clean PCBs and assemblies throughout the process and after completion.
  • Maintain logs, paperwork, and forms accurately consistent with company policy and practices.
  • Continuously meet/exceed production schedules and deadlines according to quality standards.
  • Prepare assembly work by studying assembly instructions and following blueprint specifications.
  • Use assembly drawings and related paperwork to accompany parts through production flow.
  • Use written instructions to assemble, modify, rework, or reassemble units.
  • Maintain daily records and periodically summarize activities.
  • Interface with Engineers and Program Managers.
  • Process transactions on the Oracle (ERP) system.

Requirements

  • Typically requires one year of experience or less.
  • Ability to work under a microscope for long periods of time.
  • Strong hand-eye coordination.
  • Knowledge/ability to read written instructions to assemble, modify, rework, or reassemble units.
  • Ability and willingness to operate and multi-task between 2 to 3 machines.
  • Must be able to train on third shift (9pm - 6:30am).
  • May occasionally be required to work overtime.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/life balance.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, where the middle half runs $25–$37/hr across 87 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 202 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 131 different employers. 47 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 471 other active welding openings from 256 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.

Mercury Systems currently has 2 other openings 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 (17), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (16), and EZARC (15). 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, Phoenix at $30/hr, and Goodyear at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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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. 2nd Shift Die/Wire Bonder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.