Job Description

Overview

Ambrosia Energy is focused on developing affordable, clean energy solutions with new battery storage systems to meet the surging global energy demand. The Welder/Fabricator role involves designing and developing a distributed battery storage system that is quick and easy to install, emphasizing speed, rapid iteration, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Complete welding assignments for the construction and repair of site structural weldments on time, safely, and in a professional manner.
  • Cut, trim, fit, and fabricate metal components to dimensions for building and assembling test and launch hardware.
  • Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations where procedural information is unavailable.
  • Utilize manual and semi-automatic welding processes to fit and weld complex structural weldments.
  • Visually inspect own welds per American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1.
  • Obtain and maintain internal licenses, operator permits, or certifications as required.
  • Make a continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes.
  • Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities based on program needs.
  • Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 2+ years of welding experience with TIG, MIG, stick, or Gas-shielded Flux-Cored Arc welding (FCAW-G).
  • Knowledge of standard tools, materials, welding techniques, effective safety precautions, and practices of the welding trade.
  • 5+ years of welding experience preferred.
  • 2+ years of blueprint reading experience directly related to structural weldments preferred.
  • Ability to read welding symbols per AWS 2.4 preferred.
  • Experience as a combo welder with the ability to fit and weld carbon structure using FCAW, SMAW, GTAW, or GMAW processes preferred.
  • Experience in overhead cranes, forklifts, and rigging preferred.
  • Experience with metal finishing, grinding, and precision inspection tools preferred.
  • Hands-on operating experience with abrasive waterjet cutting systems preferred.
  • Proficiency in setting up and running manual milling machines and engine lathes for secondary machining operations preferred.

Additional Information

  • Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting the upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings, and climbing hand-over-hand.
  • Stand, walk, sit, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead up to 10 hours per day.
  • Climb ladders/stairs and twist upper body up to 6 hours per day.
  • Lift/carry up to 50 lbs and push/pull up to 75 lbs without assistance for up to 1–2 hours per day.
  • Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees for 6+ hours per day.
  • Candidate must be capable to safely work at heights (up to 20ft) in confined spaces, operate heavy equipment and machinery, and perform the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description.
  • Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

How this job compares in Austin, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Austin, TX currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$37/hr across 23 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 Austin, TX

We're tracking 29 other active welding openings in Austin, TX right now, from 10 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 417 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austin, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (24), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23). 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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 welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

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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