Job Description

Overview

Applied Energy Systems is a rapidly growing manufacturing company specializing in gas delivery equipment and precision welding services for the medical device industry. The Laser Welder role involves operating a laser welding machine to assemble and join small instruments and components while ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Operate automatic laser welding equipment
  • Follow ISO 13485 procedures and company safety requirements
  • Follow project documentation to ensure product quality
  • Position and clamp components for welding preparation
  • Clean and perform after process weld finishing services
  • Conduct analytical testing including visual and microscopic inspection
  • Safely operate common manufacturing tools and equipment
  • Interface effectively with team members for resources

Requirements

  • Good vision and dexterity
  • Ability to stand, bend, twist, and sit for extended periods
  • High School degree preferred
  • 1-2 years' experience in a production, assembly, or manufacturing environment
  • Familiarity with common manufacturing tools and equipment
  • Previous laser welding and/or metallurgy experience is a plus

How this job compares in Malvern, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$38/hr across 90 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 Malvern, PA

Malvern, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 228 other active welding openings from 144 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Malvern, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Applied Energy Systems, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Hanwha Philly Shipyard (6), TradeWorx (6), and Mission Critical Group (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Manufacturing Technician / Laser Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.