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Overview

The Aerospace Welder performs precision TIG welding with minimal supervision, providing technical guidance to lower-level welders as needed. This role involves welding assemblies using aerospace materials and requires adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on production assemblies of advanced complexity with minimal supervision
  • Execute basic to advanced TIG welding operations including T joints, butt joints, and corner welds
  • Weld stainless steel and/or aluminum materials in accordance with internal and aerospace specifications
  • Read and interpret blueprints, travelers, and work instructions to produce conforming parts
  • Maintain consistent weld quality while meeting production and quality requirements
  • Experience troubleshooting and working with fixturing

Requirements

  • Proficiency in aerospace TIG welding in accordance with customer specifications
  • Ability to TIG weld stainless steel and/or aluminum across qualified thickness ranges and positions
  • Ability to accurately assess weld quality, including recognition of oxidation coloration
  • Ability to pass internal AWS D17.1 weld testing
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • 1-5+ years of professional TIG welding experience in a production, manufacturing, or aerospace manufacturing environment
  • Recent TIG welding experience preferred
  • Working knowledge of AWS D17.1 weld specifications is preferred
  • GED or High School diploma required

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift Schedule: Monday – Friday 1:30PM – 10:00PM
  • Paid On-The-Job Training Schedule: 8-12 weeks on 1st shift (5:00AM – 1:30PM)
  • Compensation Range dependent on experience: $25/h - $50/h + $2/h 2nd shift differential + quarterly incentive bonus + overtime opportunities
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $36–$63/hr across 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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 Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 84 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 586 other active welding openings from 267 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.

Precision Castparts currently has 4 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 (37), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). 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 $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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