Flight TIG Welder Fabricator

Firefly Aerospace; Bertram (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Flight TIG Welder Fabricator to join our team at our Texas facility. You will be responsible for fabricating and welding complex fluid system assemblies, with a focus on quality and safety. This role demands experience in TIG welding, particularly in aerospace applications. We welcome candidates from various experience levels, providing an opportunity for growth within our innovative company.

Benefits

Generous health, dental, and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO options

Qualifications

• 4+ years GTAW experience is required.
• Familiarity with AWS D17.1 and similar GTAW specifications is a plus.
• Ability to read and understand aerospace 2D/3D drawings.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, TIG weld, and install hydraulic and pneumatic tubing.
• Perform GTAW welds that pass x-ray testing.
• Clean and passivate hardware.

Skills

GTAW welding

MicroTIG experience

Orbital welding

Using standard mechanical tools

Precision measurement

Reading aerospace drawings

Borescope experience

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About Firefly Aerospace

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

About Firefly Aerospace

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

Summary

Our Orbital and GTAW Welders work closely with Fluid Systems Engineers in our Tube Fabrication shop to ensure that the build process is being performed to according to the instructions. This work primarily includes the fabrication of complex fluid system assemblies. We are hiring for a range of experience levels from mid level to highly experienced and we encourage all interested candidates to apply. This position is located at our rocket production facility north of Cedar Park, in Briggs, TX.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, TIG weld, and install hydraulic, pneumatic, and propellant tubing
• Perform GTAW welds that pass x-ray testing
• Follow work instructions for assembly tasks
• Clean and passivate hardware using means such as solvent/chemical, mechanical, ultrasonic, and precision cleaning methods.
• Safely work with hazardous systems, containing chemicals and/or high pressure
• Be able to hand fit and tack weld parts together with GTAW welding as required
• Ability to visually inspect welds and verify quality utilizing borescopes and other inspection methods
• Develop weld schedules for various systems and components
• Setup, operate, and maintain GTAW welding equipment
• Cut and prepare all tubing and fittings used in welding operation
• Perform hydrostatic and pneumatic test per operational instructions
• Maintain a clean work environment
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• 4+ years GTAW experience, MicroTIG experience is a plus
• Familiarity of orbital welding, hands on experience is a plus
• Experience with AWS D17.1 and or similar GTAW welding or orbital tube welding specifications.
• Ability to use standard mechanical tools, fabrication shop equipment (band saw, disk and belt sanders, grinders, and drills, etc.)
• Capable of using precision tools to accurately measure tight tolerances (calipers, height gauge, scales, etc.)
• Ability to read and understand aerospace 2D/3D drawings
• Basic knowledge of Siemens Team Center and its products.
• Maintain a clean and organized work station
• Borescope experience
  
  

Desired

• Familiarity with tube fabrication (bend, flare, fittings, etc.) and pressurized system safety
• Experience measuring and inspecting tube assemblies using a vector measuring machine
• Working knowledge of a variety of tube/fluid applications including GN2, GHe, hydraulics and cryogenics
• D17.1 GTAW welding certification
• Knowledge of various fittings such as National Pipe Thread (NPT) and AN fittings
• Experience cleaning tube systems to aerospace or medical standards
• Certification from an orbital weld training program
• Tube bending experience
• Prior experience fabricating, maintaining, testing, operating or inspecting aerospace mechanical components or fluids systems
• Flexible to fluctuating work schedules
  
  

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology

• Industries

  Aviation & Aerospace

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