Senior Welder: Precision Fabrication & RDT&E

LAUKOA; Panama City, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Employer-paid basic life and AD&D

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible work environment

Critical illness coverage

Accident insurance

Identity theft coverage

Pet insurance

Job summary

LAUKOA is seeking a highly experienced Welder to support fabrication, repair, installation, and RDT&E activities at Tyndall Air Force Base. The role requires advanced proficiency across multiple welding processes and the ability to produce high-integrity welds from technical drawings and work orders.

You will plan layouts from blueprints, prepare surfaces, set up fixtures, and visit worksites to evaluate damage and determine materials.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of welding experience; ability to design or contribute to design of new or improved items

Responsibilities

• Plan and lay out welding assignments from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications and work orders for installations and RDT&E items
• Apply multiple welding processes to join common metals and alloys and ensure water- and airtight welds with complete penetration
• Prepare welding surfaces; set up fixtures and devise jigs and fixtures
• Visit worksites to evaluate structural sheet metal damage and adjust layouts based on on-site inspection
• Develop patterns and fabricate/deliver items from concept to installation; maintain accurate work-order documentation

Skills

Welding expertise

Blueprint reading

Shop mathematics

Structural damage evaluation

Hand and power tools

Job description

LAUKOA is seeking a highly experienced Welder to support fabrication, repair, installation, and RDT&E activities at Tyndall Air Force Base. The role requires advanced proficiency across multiple welding processes and the ability to produce high-integrity welds from technical drawings and work orders.

You will plan layouts from blueprints, prepare surfaces, set up fixtures, and visit worksites to evaluate damage and determine materials.