Laser Weld Operator - Aerospace Friction Stir Welder

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

B shift available

Technical assessment interview

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is hiring for a welding role within its Operations group, supporting manufacturing and supply chain activities across facilities. The position focuses on aluminum, steel, and alloy welding with GD&T and blueprint interpretation, using gas welders and friction stir welding as needed.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of laser welding experience, be a US citizen or eligible, and be prepared for B-shift schedules with relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in Laser welding.
• Understand blue print drawings and tolerances.
• Basic GD&T knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Performs welding processes on aluminum, steel, and alloy parts and assemblies to required tolerances using welding metals and metal alloys and precision blending using hand tools to prepare metallic surfaces for welding and non-destructive evaluation.
• Determines layouts and welds parts and assemblies according to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Monitors and verifies quality in accordance with statistical processes or other control procedures.
• Joins metal parts to form a permanent bond.
• Welds metal components and parts using standard specialized equipment such as gas welders and gas torches and may also utilize friction stir welding (FSW) methods using solid-state joining.
• Uses electrical currents or friction to create heat and bond metals.
• Observes tests on welded surfaces to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
• Set up and operate large, motion-controlled machines to create friction stir welds on launch vehicles.
• Perform periodic maintenance on machines with complex pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Accurately use precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, and torque wrenches.

Skills

Laser welding

Blueprint reading

GD&T knowledge

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is hiring for a welding role within its Operations group, supporting manufacturing and supply chain activities across facilities. The position focuses on aluminum, steel, and alloy welding with GD&T and blueprint interpretation, using gas welders and friction stir welding as needed.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of laser welding experience, be a US citizen or eligible, and be prepared for B-shift schedules with relocation assistance available.