Field Welder for Robotics & Racking Systems

TAR; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewables and is hiring a Welder to join the West Texas site. You will turn drawings into finished steel for robots, racking, and tooling, with field and shop work, sometimes on tight timelines.

You’ll weld brackets, frames, and racks using MIG, TIG, and stick processes, read drawings, and collaborate with engineers to solve fabrication challenges in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on welding and fabrication experience.
• Proficiency in MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), and stick (SMAW) welding.
• Ability to read and interpret part drawings and weld symbols.
• Experience preparing and cutting material with saws, grinders, a torch, or plasma.
• Accurate fit-up and measuring with a tape, square, level, and calipers.
• Comfortable working from drawings that change and sketches that come in fast.
• Comfortable working on your own and solving problems without waiting for direction.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret part drawings, weld symbols, and work instructions to build parts and assemblies.
• Prepare and cut material by measuring, marking, sawing, grinding, beveling, and plasma cutting steel and aluminum stock.
• MIG, TIG, and stick weld brackets, frames, fixtures, carts, and racks in carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Fit up, tack, and square assemblies with clamps, jigs, and fixtures, and check them against drawing dimensions.
• Repair and modify robot frames, racking, and field equipment, both in the shop and on site.
• Build the tooling the crew needs, from lifting aids to overhead rigs, often from a sketch and a conversation with engineering.
• Inspect your own welds and fix defects before parts leave your bench.
• Run the plasma table and handheld plasma cutter, and keep the welders maintained.
• Tell engineers when a joint is hard to reach, a part will warp, or there’s a faster way to build it.
• Keep the weld area organized, safe, and stocked with consumables and gas.
• Follow site safety rules and JSAs every time.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Stick welding

Reading drawings

Fabrication

Measurement tools

Tools

CNC plasma table

Handheld plasma cutter

Torch cutting

Job description

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewables and is hiring a Welder to join the West Texas site. You will turn drawings into finished steel for robots, racking, and tooling, with field and shop work, sometimes on tight timelines.

You’ll weld brackets, frames, and racks using MIG, TIG, and stick processes, read drawings, and collaborate with engineers to solve fabrication challenges in a dynamic team environment.