Electro Mechanical Technician
Location
El Segundo, CA
Wage
$22 – $47/hr
Posted on September 16, 2026
Location
El Segundo, CA
Wage
$22 – $47/hr
Posted on September 16, 2026
The Electro-Mechanical Technician Senior is responsible for assembling electro-mechanical assemblies by interpreting blueprints and engineering drawings, as well as supporting the manufacturing of space flight sub-systems and support equipment.
At roughly $35/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 11% 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.
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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Electro Mechanical Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.