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Overview

Amentum is seeking a qualified Aerospace Structural Welder to support operations in San Diego, California. The role involves performing cutting and welding operations for repair and fabrication activities using various materials.

Responsibilities

  • Perform standard cutting and welding operations including repair work and new fabrication activities.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Design, weld, heat-treat, fabricate, and machine precision tools and components for Ground Support Equipment.
  • Advise on metal machining, welding, and design modifications.
  • Complete all training requirements and participate in safety committees.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated knowledge with special tools and equipment required for tasks.
  • Ability to meet physical requirements and pass medical examinations.
  • Pre-employment drug screening required.
  • Must obtain and maintain an Active U.S. Government Clearance.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Must have a valid Driver's License.
  • High School graduate or equivalent.
  • 4 years' recent experience and proficiency in GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, and oxyfuel brazing.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position may require travel.
  • The hourly rate is $45.88 plus $7.75 for Health & Welfare.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting sits about 12% above the $41/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA — toward the top of a $28–$43/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 San Diego, CA

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 10 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 239 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). 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 $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Pasadena at $50/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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.

See all aerospace welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Aerospace Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.