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Overview

We are currently seeking a Microwave Tube Generalist to work on 1st shift at our Torrance, CA location. In this full-time hourly position, you will be responsible for building various assemblies and sub-assemblies while ensuring that quality, cost, and production goals are met.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate assembly and/or process equipment to manufacture and process TWTs through final acceptance and delivery.
  • Perform basic mechanical assembly including vacuum assembly, sub-assemblies, packaging, magnet stack, high vacuum testing, and circuits.
  • Accurately read blueprints, assembly instructions, and related documentation.
  • Use basic hand tools effectively.
  • Maintain 20/20 eyesight (corrected) and good hand-eye coordination for working with small parts under a microscope.
  • Carry out basic calculations and measurements.
  • Input data into computers as needed.
  • Utilize torque tools, feeler gauges, micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators as required.
  • Follow foreign object debris (FOD) control and tool control processes.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent is needed.
  • 1-3 years of operations or manufacturing-related work experience.
  • General knowledge of mechanical assembly processes and procedures.
  • Previous precision mechanical assembly experience preferred.
  • Experience working in a clean room is helpful.
  • J-STD Solder Certified or capability to obtain J-STD Solder certification.

Additional Information

  • Full-time hourly position.
  • Location: Torrance, CA.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual as defined by ITAR.
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 43% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA, where the middle half runs $37–$60/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Torrance, CA

We're tracking 49 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 15 different employers. 10 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 Torrance, or widen the search to California.

Stellant Systems, Inc. currently has 2 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.

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