Hadrian
R&D Welding Technician
Los Angeles, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, 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
Builds and qualifies welding processes, equipment, test articles, and structural assemblies for a new manufacturing capability.
What you'll do
- Fabricate and weld qualification test articles and large structural assemblies using laser and arc hand welding.
- Set up and perform orbital tube welding; operate, support, and troubleshoot robotic welding cells.
- Follow engineering drawings, weld symbols, and GD&T, and maintain qualification and traceability documentation.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience with laser and arc hand welding.
- Experience with orbital tube welding.
- Experience operating robotic welding equipment.
- Ability to read engineering drawings, weld symbols, and GD&T.
Nice to have
- Prior aerospace or defense welding experience; AWS D17.1 or NADCAP welding exposure.
- Experience with WPS/PQR qualification, robotic cell programming or teach-pendant operation, or qualification-article builds.
Pay
$28 – $45 per hour (base pay); equity
Tools
laser welding, arc welding, orbital tube welding, robotic welding, GD&T, WPS/PQR
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative