Senior Weld Technician
Core
Set up and run laser and manual GTAW welds on Terran R development and flight hardware, including fit-up, fixture, tack, prep, cleaning, and inspection.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC weld technician
Builds
Terran R rocket development and flight hardware
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / additive manufacturing
Required skills
laser welding, GTAW (TIG) welding, aerospace alloys (aluminum, stainless steel, nickel), blueprint reading, GD&T, precision measurement tools, confined space work
Preferred skills
AWS D17.1 certification, NDE methods (visual, penetrant, radiographic), robot path programming, KUKA or FANUC cobot experience, new process/tooling implementation
Technologies
KUKA, FANUC, micrometers, calipers, torque wrenches
Responsibilities
Set up and run laser and manual GTAW welds; Fit up, fixture, tack, prep and clean parts; Inspect parts with micrometers, calipers and torque wrenches; Program and touch up robot paths, align laser optics and maintain weld cells; Run test welds with Weld Engineers to develop parameters and troubleshoot defects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
