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Job Description

Overview

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The Welder/Laser Operator II role involves performing welding processes on various metals and alloys, ensuring quality and precision in manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding processes on aluminum, steel, and alloy parts and assemblies to required tolerances.
  • Determine layouts and weld parts and assemblies according to engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical processes or other control procedures.
  • Join metal parts to form a permanent bond using specialized equipment.
  • Set up and operate large, motion-controlled machines to create friction stir welds on launch vehicles.
  • Perform periodic maintenance on machines with complex pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
  • Accurately use precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, and torque wrenches.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years experience in Laser welding.
  • Understand blue print drawings and tolerances.
  • Basic GD&T knowledge.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Relocation provided.
  • B Shifts available.
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment.
  • Multiple positions available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Huntsville, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$34/hr across 55 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 Huntsville, AL

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Huntsville, AL right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 126 other active welding openings from 86 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Huntsville, or widen the search to Alabama.

Blue Origin currently has 14 other openings live in Alabama, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (14), Austal USA (7), and Fives (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $40/hr and Birmingham at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Huntsville, AL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder/Laser Operator II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.