Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled TIG Welder to apply precise tack welds on small aluminum components. This role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to follow instructions while working in a professional environment at Frontgrade, a company that builds mission-critical electronics.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-precision TIG welding and tack welding on aluminum parts.
  • Use measurement tools such as micro-height gauges and calipers to verify dimensions.
  • Lay out, fit, and tack parts and assemblies per blueprint specifications.
  • Review and follow detailed process sheets and assembly instructions.
  • Collaborate effectively with team members in a professional environment.
  • Properly use and maintain all required PPE.
  • Follow all safety and training requirements related to chemical and shop hazards.

Requirements

  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in area of responsibility.
  • Experience using precision measurement tools such as height gauges, calipers, and mechanical fixtures.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering blueprints, drawings, and GD&T requirements.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience manipulating metal parts to tight tolerances.
  • Experience working with aluminum and copper materials preferred.
  • Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, and repeatability.
  • Ability to perform visual and dimensional inspections to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Comfortable documenting measurements and work performed per quality procedures.
  • Understanding of shop safety practices and proper tool handling.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with production, quality, and engineering teams.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Perform assigned tasks reliably on 2nd shift.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position may require access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws.
  • As a condition of any job offer, you may need to obtain a U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Exeter, NH

The local market in Exeter, NH

Exeter, NH is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Hampshire as a whole we're tracking 9 other active welding openings from 8 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Hampshire.

Frontgrade Technologies currently has 1 other opening live in New Hampshire, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Hampshire at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Smiths Tubular Systems - Laconia (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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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