U103 WELDER TRAINEE

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced welder in Sunnyvale, CA, to join a fabrication team working with FCAW, SMAW and GMAW processes. The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, 5+ years of industrial welding experience, ability to read weld symbols and blueprints, and US citizenship.

On-site work with strict safety and quality standards is expected. The position emphasizes setup and operation of welding equipment across multiple positions, adherence to procedures, and ongoing

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with FCAW, SMAW and GMAW welding processes.
• Ability to read weld symbols and blueprints.
• Must be able to perform and pass an onsite welding skill assessment.
• US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Read and follow safety regulations, procedures and weld symbols.
• Setup equipment by setting amperage, voltage, pressures, feeds, and speeds within limits specified and obtaining specified electrode.
• Position and operate manual, semi-automatic and automatic welding equipment to deposit welds in all positions at joint locations specified where care must be exercised to produce quality welds with uniform penetration.
• Operate carbon arc torch to remove weldments from floorplate /strongback and backgouging as required.
• Operate handling equipment to lift, move and position material.
• Maintain tools, equipment and work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Make proper time charge entries and record data as required.
• Maintain in effect certification for welding ferrous and nonferrous metals and alloys and take and acceptably pass periodic working tests.

Skills

Welding processes

Welding symbols/blueprints

SMAW welding

FCAW welding

GMAW welding

US Citizenship

Site assessment ability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Weld various types, sizes and shapes of materials to make fabrications utilizing Stick, Mig and Flux Core welding processes requiring care to produce a quality joint where methods, sequences, and tooling have been established.

TOOLS, PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT:

SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), welding equipment, torches, regulators, floor operated cranes, welding positioners, fixtures, slag gun, grinder, hand truck, forklift, ladder, and scaffold. PPE includes safety glasses, face shield, respirator, gloves, weld jacket and cap, etc.

MATERIAL:

Ferrous and nonferrous metals and their alloys, plate, structural shapes, castings and weldments, etc. Oxygen, acetylene and inert gases, flux, welding wire and rod, etc.

WORKING EXPECTATIONS:

1. Read and follow safety regulations, procedures and weld symbols.
2. Setup equipment by setting amperage, voltage, pressures, feeds, and speeds within limits specified and obtaining specified electrode.
3. Position and operate manual, semi-automatic and automatic welding equipment to deposit single and multiple layers and weld in all positions at joint locations specified where care must be exercised to produce quality welds with uniform penetration.
4. Operate carbon arc torch to remove weldments from floorplate /strongback and backgouging as required.
5. Operate handling equipment to lift, move and position material.
6. Maintain tools, equipment and work area in a clean and orderly condition.
7. Make proper time charge entries and record data as required.
8. Maintain in effect certification for welding ferrous and nonferrous metals and alloys and take and acceptably pass periodic working tests.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED.
• Experience utilizing FCAW, SMAW and GMAW welding processes.
• Experience reading weld symbols and blueprints.
• Ability to perform and pass an onsite welding skill assessment.
• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of welding experience in an industrial heavy Fabrication environment.
• Experience with carbon arcing/backgouging.
• Experience with AWS Mil. standards.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.