Mechanical Engineer
Location
Arcadia, CA
Wage
$75,000 – $110,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 14, 2026
Location
Arcadia, CA
Wage
$75,000 – $110,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 14, 2026
We are a leading manufacturer in Southern California with over 60 years in business, experiencing year-over-year growth in various markets including Aerospace and Defense. We are seeking Mechanical Engineers to develop, design, and test mechanical systems or products, offering stability and upward growth opportunities.
At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 27% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $28–$44/hr middle band drawn from 478 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
Arcadia, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 288 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.
Jobot currently has 10 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. Mechanical Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.