Weld Engineer (All levels)
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$122,430 – $259,310/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 24, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Divergent is building the new industrial age by designing, manufacturing, and assembling advanced systems for demanding industries. As a Weld Engineer, you will drive the development and qualification of innovative weld joints for automated assembly of multi-component designs.
Responsibilities
- Lead weld development including evaluation, down selection, and procurement of weld technologies.
- Design and develop welded joints, processes, and parameters for various alloy systems and applications.
- Write and implement procedures and qualification plans for weld processes.
- Characterize weld performance through mechanical testing and metallographic analysis.
- Establish weld quality control requirements to conform to aerospace and defense standards.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement welded joints into production.
Requirements
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
- Bachelor’s degree in weld engineering, materials science or engineering, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience as a weld engineer for aerospace, defense, or automotive applications.
- Direct experience with automated/robotic welding, laser welding, or aluminum welding.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or doctorate in weld engineering, materials science or engineering, or related field.
- Experience with new product implementation in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Expertise in welding processes such as MIG, TIG, laser beam, friction stir, or resistance welding.
- Knowledge of aerospace alloys including aluminum, nickel, and stainless steel alloys.
- Proficiency in CAD software for fixture design and layout.
- Familiarity with AWS, MIL, and ISO welding standards and codes.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- PTO
Additional Information
- This is a fully on-site role at our Torrance, CA headquarters.
- Mix of office, laboratory, and industrial environment.
Benefits
Health Insurance
PTO
How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA
Pay in context
At roughly $92/hr, this posting sits about 104% above the $45/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $36–$60/hr middle band drawn from 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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.
The local market in Los Angeles, CA
We're tracking 87 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 57 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 252 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.
Divergent 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), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). 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 $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Weld Engineer (All levels) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.