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Job Description

Overview

Rocketdyne is seeking an experienced TIG Welder to join the second-shift team at their Redmond, Washington facility. This role involves welding a variety of metals for propulsion systems and ensuring quality and safety in the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding in accordance with approved manufacturing instructions, drawings, planning documents, and specifications.
  • Set up and operate automatic inert-gas arc welding equipment for longitudinal and circumferential welding of assemblies.
  • Lay out weld locations and independently complete required setups.
  • Weld Rocketdyne products using certified processes while maintaining critical alignment tolerances.
  • Improvise or adapt tooling and holding fixtures when required and authorized.
  • Perform manual fusion welding on various metals used in company products and tooling.
  • Support the maintenance, repair, fabrication, and assembly of plant machinery, equipment, and facilities.
  • Inspect work during setup and welding to help ensure weldments satisfy internal and external requirements.
  • Perform additional manufacturing tasks assigned by the supervisor to support production requirements.
  • Complete required training and attend company meetings.
  • Follow all safety procedures and properly use required personal protective equipment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent with at least eight years of relevant experience; or a two-year postsecondary or associate degree with at least four years of relevant experience.
  • At least six years of gas tungsten arc welding—or GTAW/TIG—experience with hard alloys such as stainless steel, titanium, Inconel, and/or steel.
  • Experience welding duct assemblies or similar hardware and controlling weld distortion and shrinkage.
  • Experience reading and applying manufacturing plans, drawings, and technical specifications.
  • Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and proper PPE use.
  • Ability to work the designated second-shift schedule in Redmond, Washington.

Additional Information

  • Job Location: Redmond, Washington
  • Job Schedule: Second Shift, 4/10 schedule—Monday through Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
  • Shift Differential: This position includes a 10% shift differential.

Compensation

  • Wage Range: $30.05 to $56.01 per hour.
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How this job compares in Redmond, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $31/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Washington — toward the top of a $28–$35/hr middle band drawn from 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Redmond, WA

Redmond, WA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 63 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

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

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (10), Parker Hannifin (5), and Sierra Pacific Industries (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 Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Seattle at $35/hr and Bellingham at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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