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Overview

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company focused on launching and operating space systems. They are seeking a Flight TIG Welder II to fabricate and weld flight-critical components for their vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations
  • Cut, trim, fit, and fabricate metal components to dimension
  • Perform fit-up, alignment, and tack welding of tubing and components prior to final weld
  • Use precision calibrated tools including micrometers, depth gauges, and calipers
  • Set up and operate GTAW equipment, adjusting parameters to achieve proper penetration and weld quality
  • Fabricate, assemble, and weld various fluid systems and sub-assembly components
  • Successfully pass rigorous weld tests such as AWS D17.1
  • Inspect completed welds and fabricated hardware for conformance to applicable standards and drawings
  • Document work performed, create NCRs for non-conforming hardware, and support redline incorporation as needed
  • Escalate quality, fit, or documentation issues to Manufacturing Engineering or Quality as appropriate
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and FOD-controlled work environment
  • Follow established procedures for handling and processing precision aerospace hardware
  • Participate in safety walkthroughs and comply with all chemical and shop safety requirements

Requirements

  • 2 years of hands-on TIG (GTAW) welding experience on tube, pipe, or precision assemblies
  • Demonstrated experience in tube and pipe fabrication including cutting, facing, precision fit-up, and assembly
  • Experience working with aerospace alloys including stainless steel and Inconel
  • Proficiency using precision measurement tools such as calipers, height gauges, and scales to hold tight tolerances
  • Ability to read, interpret, and execute work from engineering drawings
  • Basic computer proficiency including Outlook, Teams, and web-based manufacturing systems
  • 3 to 5+ years of TIG (GTAW) welding experience supporting aerospace, aviation, or high-spec manufacturing environments (preferred)
  • Experience with borescope weld inspection in both open and restricted access geometries (preferred)
  • Demonstrated success passing aerospace-level weld qualifications including multi-position certifications (1F, 3F, 2G, 3G, 6G) and radiographic (X-ray) acceptance criteria (preferred)
  • Welding certification from an accredited program with familiarity with AWS D17.1 standards (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule flexibility required; ability to work nights, weekends, and overtime as needed

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Briggs, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, TIG welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Briggs, TX

Briggs, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Firefly Aerospace currently has 3 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Flight TIG Welder II-2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.