Job Description

Overview

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions for reliable and efficient flight. The Aerospace Component Fabricator role involves welding, assembly, and inspection of aerospace components in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the company's mission of enabling engineering breakthroughs.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare parts for loading into furnace, including wiping and final cleaning as necessary.
  • Evaluate load configuration and load on racks or grids for economical batch size.
  • Manufacture load thermocouples.
  • Complete moderate to advanced fitting and welding tasks while applying standard practices.
  • Successfully complete the Exotic Metals TIG weld training program or have equivalent experience.
  • Obtain and hold required Exotic Metals weld qualifications/certifications.
  • Perform drilling, reaming, countersinking, and riveting to assemble sheet metal sub-assemblies.
  • Use hand and power tools to scribe, grind, deburr, size, and fit sheet metal parts.
  • Perform spot-welding, seam-welding, poke tacking and braze preparation.
  • Perform repairs such as weld defects and assembly anomalies.
  • Operate manufacturing machinery associated with typical aerospace processes.
  • Check required dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and other inspection tools.
  • Ensure dimensions and finishes meet required tolerances and standards.
  • Maintain certifications and stamps as Quality Assurance Inspector.
  • Interpret and follow written instructions, sketches, and drawings.
  • Document inspection findings accurately.
  • May train others on prior job experience.
  • Work under limited oversight and meet operations standards for efficiency.
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of how to produce quality parts.
  • Use mathematics relevant to functions.
  • Perform all work in accordance with established standards and safety procedures.
  • Evaluate own area, processes, part quality, and standards for continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Ability to grow into performing a variety of operations including welding, assembly, and inspection.
  • Aptitude in a minimum of one skill set with capability to grow into others.
  • Successful completion of Exotic Metals TIG weld training program or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to obtain and hold required Exotic Metals weld qualifications/certifications.
  • Knowledge of using hand and power tools for various tasks.
  • Ability to interpret and follow written instructions and technical documents.
  • Mathematical skills relevant to functions.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 88 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 202 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 130 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.

Parker Hannifin currently has 3 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.

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.

See all aerospace welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Phoenix, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aerospace TIG Welder (Aerospace Component Fabricator) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.