TIG WELDER

Location

San Jose, CA

Wage

$68,000 – $77,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on October 12, 2026

Job Description

Role of TIG Welding in Bloom Energy's Manufacturing

  • High-Precision Components: Bloom Energy uses TIG welding to fabricate structural frames, sheet metal housings, heat exchangers, and gas distribution manifolds for their fuel cell servers.
  • Specialized Materials: The manufacturing process frequently involves welding thin-gauge stainless steels, nickel alloys (such as Inconel), and aluminum. TIG welding provides the precise heat control needed to prevent warping or burning through these materials.
  • Leak-Tight Sealing: Because fuel cell systems transport hydrogen, natural gas, or biogas, welds must pass strict non-destructive leak testing (such as helium leak detection or pressure testing) to prevent gas escape.
  • Pulse & Manual TIG Techniques: Welders at Bloom Energy utilize standard DC TIG and pulsed-TIG processes, working with precision jigs, holding fixtures, and assembly blueprints.

salary: $68,000 - $77,000 per year shift: First work hours: 6 AM - 6 PM education: High School

Responsibilities

Role of TIG Welding in Bloom Energy's Manufacturing

  • High-Precision Components: Bloom Energy uses TIG welding to fabricate structural frames, sheet metal housings, heat exchangers, and gas distribution manifolds for their fuel cell servers.
  • Specialized Materials: The manufacturing process frequently involves welding thin-gauge stainless steels, nickel alloys (such as Inconel), and aluminum. TIG welding provides the precise heat control needed to prevent warping or burning through these materials.
  • Leak-Tight Sealing: Because fuel cell systems transport hydrogen, natural gas, or biogas, welds must pass strict non-destructive leak testing (such as helium leak detection or pressure testing) to prevent gas escape.
  • Pulse & Manual TIG Techniques: Welders at Bloom Energy utilize standard DC TIG and pulsed-TIG processes, working with precision jigs, holding fixtures, and assembly blueprints.

The essential functions of this role include:

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in San Jose, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $30/hr median for TIG welder jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$31/hr middle band drawn from 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 439 other active welding openings from 212 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in San Jose, or widen the search to California.

Randstad USA 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 (28), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and El Segundo at $43/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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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