Firefly Aerospace
Flight OTW Welder II
Briggs, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 1 year of hands-on orbital welding experience; 3+ years desired.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Fabricates and inspects propulsion tubing assemblies using orbital and manual GTAW welding at Firefly’s rocket production facility in Briggs, Texas.
What you'll do
- Fabricate, bend, fit, tack, and weld propulsion tubing assemblies to approved drawings and qualified procedures.
- Set up, operate, and maintain orbital welding equipment; perform visual and borescope inspections.
- Coordinate with engineering and quality teams to resolve fabrication or inspection issues.
What they ask for
- At least 1 year of hands-on orbital welding experience and ability to weld independently.
- Strong manual GTAW welding, hand-fitting, tack-welding, and tubing-bending skills.
- Experience welding to AWS D17.1 or equivalent aerospace standards; ability to interpret aerospace 2D and 3D drawings.
- Experience with visual and borescope inspections, shop fabrication equipment, and precision measurement tools.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of orbital welding experience; propulsion or high-pressure fluid systems experience.
- Aerospace flight hardware or test systems experience, orbital welding training or AWS D17.1 GTAW certification.
Tools
GTAW, AWS D17.1, AN, NPT
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