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Overview

Millenium Space is seeking a Propulsion Technician to perform orbital-tube welding for satellite propulsion systems in El Segundo, CA. The role involves various fabrication, integration, and testing tasks for space-flight hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Perform orbital tube welding for the fabrication of tube subassemblies and final propulsion tank closeouts.
  • Assemble, install, test, route/terminate/stake/wrap thermistors, heaters, non-flight thermocouples and heaters on spacecraft assemblies by interpreting blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Visually inspect propulsion assemblies to drawings, engineering specifications, and written assembly and test procedures.
  • Operate various materials handling equipment including forklifts, overhead cranes, and other GSE as required.
  • Capable of operating a wide range of tools including orbital tube welding machines and hand tools.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in propulsion assembly on high reliability products in an aerospace environment.
  • Experience with welding, including mid-welding and TIG welding.
  • Experience with functional testing of products, signal, and ATP testing.
  • Experience with hand tools such as torque wrenches, screwdrivers, and scales.

Additional Information

  • This is a 2nd Shift, 9/80 position, working from 3PM to 12AM.
  • The position is for a duration of 4 months with a potential for conversion to hire.
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How this job compares in El Segundo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $55/hr median for welding jobs in El Segundo, CA, where the middle half runs $38–$77/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 El Segundo, CA

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in El Segundo, CA right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 234 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in El Segundo, or widen the search to California.

Insight Global 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 (35), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Relativity Space (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 El Segundo at $55/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Los Angeles at $44/hr. El Segundo is among them.

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.

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