Aerospace Welder

The Propulsion Production team is looking for a detail-oriented welder who takes pride in the quality of their craftsmanship. As an aerospace welder, you will be responsible for orbital tube welding of propulsion manifolds and components in a cleanroom environment. You will also own welding of ground support equipment and tooling, which will be used for the assembly, integration, and test of geostationary satellites. As needed, you will help with the assembly of spacecraft and other production activities other than welding. Seasoned welders would own the development of welding processes and technically ambitious welding projects. If you want to take your welding skills and level of ownership to the next level, this could be the role for you!

Role:

• Weld and inspect the welds of high purity fluidic propulsion systems (orbital welds on steel tubes and components).
• Operate equipment like an orbital tube welder, helium leak detector, manual TIG welder, drill press, chop saw, and weld fixturing.
• Fabricate and weld ground support equipment and tooling, using MIG and TIG welding on both steel and aluminum.
• Work in a clean room environment with high value hardware, ensuring the highest level of cleanliness and integrity.
• Assure process quality, repeatability, and continuous improvement by working with engineering to make changes to the hardware designs and manufacturing processes.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of OTW and/or TIG welding experience on a variety of materials, including ability to spec equipment and consumables, set up parts, perform welding, and inspect work.
• Experience working in a shop environment with knowledge of how to use fabrication and assembly equipment and tools such as drill press, band saw, hand tools, etc.

• Expertise in developing weld schedules and improving weld processes to meet the specifications of AWS D17.1. 
• Demonstrated capabilities in orbital tube welding and working in a high quality manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience working with fluid systems, including cleanliness requirements and cleaning processes.
• Welding and weld inspection certifications.
• Experience with x-ray inspection.
• Experience working with aerospace propulsion systems.