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Overview

GE Aerospace is seeking a Tig Welder for their Lynn, MA facility to perform layout, set-up, and welding on aircraft engine components. This role offers opportunities to work with exotic materials and receive training for necessary certifications, contributing to the future of aviation technology.

Responsibilities

  • Perform layout, set-up, and welding on various aircraft engine component parts and assemblies.
  • Work with exotic materials for commercial and military aircraft.
  • Achieve necessary certifications through training.
  • Ensure quality and efficiency levels in welding processes.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • 1 year of TIG welding experience in a manufacturing environment or completion of a welding co-op or course.
  • Ability to pass initial welding skills demonstration.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • Distance Vision 20/30 and Near Vision ability to read Jaeger No. 2 type at 16 inches.
  • Ability to lift, move, and manipulate fixtures and component hardware up to 25 lbs.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • No mandatory overtime.
  • Work in a climate-controlled building.
  • This position is expected to close on 12/31/2026.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Lynn, MA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts, whose middle half runs $24–$36/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Lynn, MA

Lynn, MA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 43 other active welding openings from 32 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Massachusetts.

GE Aerospace currently has 1 other opening live in Massachusetts, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Massachusetts at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Boston, MA (5), Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. (3), and Commonwealth Waste Transportation (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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.

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