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Overview

Siemens is a Great Place to Work® certified company committed to fostering an innovative environment. As a Welder I, you will work in a dynamic production setting to fabricate stainless-steel car bodies for rail vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Perform stainless steel welding, fitting, tracking, and assembly of passenger rail car bodies and subassemblies using detailed drawings, jigs, fixtures, and advanced welding equipment.
  • Ensure all welds, assemblies, and finished products meet established welding standards, engineering specifications, dimensional tolerances, and quality requirements.
  • Inspect and repair fabrication defects as needed while maintaining exceptional workmanship and attention to detail throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Safely operate welding, hand, and power tools while adhering to all safety regulations and PPE requirements.
  • Complete required work order and quality documentation, accurately track labor hours, and consistently meet production schedules and productivity goals.

Requirements

  • High school education or GED.
  • 1+ year MIG welding experience with emphasis on Stainless Steel or completion of accredited weld education program.
  • General mechanical background.
  • Basic English skills - ability to read and understand written instructions and effectively communicate verbally.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • This is a second shift position.
  • The position is located in Sacramento, CA.
  • Upon offer of employment, candidates will be subject to a background check and drug screen, as well as Pulmonary Function Test and Respirator Fit Test.
  • Welders are required to wear a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) and other required protective equipment.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

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How this job compares in Sacramento, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $23/hr median for welding jobs in Sacramento, CA, whose middle half runs $23–$26/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Sacramento, CA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Sacramento, CA right now, from 5 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 565 other active welding openings from 259 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Sacramento, or widen the search to California.

Siemens currently has 3 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 (21), and Honeywell Aerospace (17). 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 Long Beach at $49/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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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. Welder I (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.