Job Description

Overview

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Nondestructive Test (NDT) Inspector - Radiography to join our Quality Organization in Ridley Park, PA, where you will conduct Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) on aerospace products using cutting edge methods.

Responsibilities

  • Performs setup for specialized non-destructive test or measurement equipment.
  • Develops procedures and processes.
  • Performs tests or inspections and collects data.
  • Documents, analyzes and communicates results and assists with corrective action recommendations.
  • Provides feedback on adverse trends.
  • Responsible for non-destructive testing and acceptance of repairs to company products.
  • Conducts certification preparation training, capable of providing the necessary guidance and/or supervision to Trainees and Level I NDT certified personnel.
  • Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Formal, documented hours of NDT training/experience or military equivalent in RT NDT testing.
  • 3+ years of experience in Nondestructive Testing.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Products like Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
  • Level II NDT certification equivalent to ASNT / NAS410 standards in RT (preferred).
  • Additional NDT certification in UT (preferred).
  • Experience conducting NDT certification preparation training (preferred).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position requires the applicant to work in a radiation environment.
  • This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
  • The selected candidate must be able to work any shift, as assigned.
  • This is an hourly position governed by the UAW Collective Bargaining agreement.
  • Relocation is offered based on candidate eligibility.
  • This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k

How this job compares in Ridley Park, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 45% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 161 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% 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 Ridley Park, PA

Ridley Park, PA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Ridley Park, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Boeing currently has 3 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and Malvern at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Inspector – Non Destructive Testing figures were last recalculated when this page was built.