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Overview

Siemens is a certified Great Place to Work® that creates an environment where innovation thrives. As a Welder I, you will support the fabrication of stainless-steel car bodies for rail vehicles in a dynamic production environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform stainless steel welding, fitting, tacking, and assembly of passenger rail car bodies and subassemblies using detailed drawings and advanced welding equipment.
  • Ensure all welds, assemblies, and finished products meet established welding standards and quality requirements.
  • Inspect and repair fabrication defects while maintaining exceptional workmanship.
  • Safely operate welding, hand, and power tools while adhering to all safety regulations.
  • Complete required work order and quality documentation and track labor hours.

Requirements

  • High school education or GED.
  • 3-5 years MIG welding experience with emphasis on Stainless Steel or completion of accredited weld education program and 2 years MIG welding experience.
  • General mechanical background.
  • Basic English skills to read and understand written instructions and communicate verbally.

Additional Information

  • This position has various shift needs.
  • Candidates will be subject to a background check, drug screen, Pulmonary Function Test, and Respirator Fit Test.
  • The position is located in Sacramento, CA.
  • The starting hourly rate is $23.01 plus shift differentials of 10% for 2nd shift and 20% for 3rd shift.
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How this job compares in Sacramento, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$44/hr across 478 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sacramento, CA

Sacramento, CA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 288 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sacramento, or widen the search to California.

Siemens currently has 1 other opening 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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