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Overview

The Aerospace Vehicle Technician role involves performing assembly and integration tasks for high-reliability aerospace products, utilizing mechanical skills and various tools to ensure compliance with engineering specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Work from design drawings, sketches, blueprints, and instructions to integrate designs.
  • Perform assembly and integration tasks to precise tolerances.
  • Operate specialized equipment during spacecraft assembly.
  • Determine the sequence of operations and install components in space vehicles.
  • Handle fragile multi-layer insulation (MLI) materials with care.
  • Support the installation of MLI and SLI on spacecraft.
  • Assist engineers in identifying improved procedures and record test data.
  • Acquire necessary certifications and perform related duties with minimal supervision.
  • Provide instruction and support to colleagues.
  • Apply knowledge of mechanical principles to perform tasks.
  • Support range operations, including tests and hardware moves.
  • Operate computer-controlled equipment and various tools.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in mechanical assembly for high-reliability products.
  • Proven experience in building and terminating wiring harnesses.
  • Experience using a variety of hand tools.
  • Skilled in interpreting mechanical drawings and schematics.
  • Proficient in using inspection tools like calipers and digital multimeters.
  • Experience with assembly tooling and composites fabrication.
  • Proficient in using various hand and power tools.
  • Experience with mixing epoxy materials.
  • Minimum 5+ years of Integration experience preferred.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with MLI/thermal blankets preferred.
  • Certification to J-STD-001 space and NASA.STD.8739.4 preferred.
  • Experience working in a clean room environment preferred.
  • Ability to generate discrepancy reports.
  • Open to travel.
  • Active Security Clearance preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This role will be on 1st Shift.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $38/hr median for welding jobs in El Segundo, CA, whose middle half runs $38–$58/hr across 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 El Segundo, CA

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in El Segundo, CA right now, from 10 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 288 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in El Segundo, or widen the search to California.

Insight Global currently has 2 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Vast (22), and Relativity Space (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $54/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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