Job Description

Overview

The Production Welder will perform precision welding of various aerospace alloys in accordance with engineering drawings and aerospace quality standards. This position requires strong technical skills and attention to detail in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on aerospace components, assemblies, and heat transfer products.
  • Weld aluminum, stainless steel, Inconel, and other specialty alloys to aerospace quality standards.
  • Interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, weld symbols, work instructions, and specifications.
  • Prepare materials by fitting, aligning, clamping, and tack welding components prior to final welding.
  • Inspect completed welds for defects including porosity, undercut, cracks, incomplete fusion, distortion, and other nonconformances.
  • Perform minor weld repairs and rework as required.
  • Monitor welding parameters, heat input, and material conditions to maintain dimensional integrity and prevent distortion.
  • Maintain compliance with AWS D17.1 aerospace welding requirements and company quality procedures.
  • Work closely with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Production teams to resolve welding-related issues.
  • Complete required production documentation and maintain accurate records.
  • Follow all safety, environmental, quality, and ITAR requirements.
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 3 years of TIG and/or MIG welding experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, precision manufacturing, or similar industries.
  • Demonstrated ability to weld aluminum and stainless steel; Inconel experience strongly preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and technical documentation.
  • Strong understanding of welding processes, filler materials, shielding gases, and welding equipment.
  • Ability to use measuring instruments including calipers, micrometers, scales, and gauges.
  • Ability to self-inspect work and identify weld defects.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM (eligible for overtime).
  • Due to the nature of AMETEK Hughes-Treitler's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

How this job compares in Garden City, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 100 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Garden City, NY

Garden City, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 151 other active welding openings from 95 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

AMETEK currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (10), and Con Edison (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr, Brooklyn at $38/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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.

Similar openings near Garden City, NY

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.