Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist - Mesa, AZ

Location

Mesa, AZ

Wage

$41,650 – $56,350/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Boeing is seeking Entry-Level Fabrication Specialists to join the Phantom Works Operations Team in Mesa, AZ. This role is focused on teamwork and communication to support various proprietary programs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop lay-up and assembly set-ups and techniques for the fabrication of composite structures and assemblies.
  • Set up and troubleshoot composite parts for assembly or layup.
  • Assemble, lay up, or support processes for the fabrication of parts and components.
  • Identify nonconforming detail parts, assemblies, and processes, and work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes.
  • Fabricate composite detail parts using various pre-preg composite materials and/or wet layup processes.
  • Locate station lines, index points, and E.O.P lines to establish exact locations of ply installations and components.
  • Assemble and install detail composite and metallic components by bonding, sealing, cementing, and riveting to engineering specifications.
  • Set up, weigh, mix, and apply composite adhesives per engineering and company specifications.
  • Prep and apply required release agents to composite prototype and/or production tooling per company specifications.
  • Maintain working knowledge of composite material bonding best practices, FOD control, and prevention.
  • Experience with material preparation, photomask fabrication, screen set-up and development, printing, visual inspection, QA test, packaging, cleaning, and teardown/set-up.

Requirements

  • Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
  • Must be able to work any shift (1st or 2nd shift).
  • Must have High School Diploma/GED or equivalent.
  • Must have experience interpreting and working from blueprints, sketches, and written and verbal instructions in English.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

This position is located in a location that does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ, where the middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 26 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (31), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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