What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Journeyman — Aerospace Components position at Ace Precision?
Imagine This
You’re at your station in Oconomowoc or Menomonee Falls. The part you’re welding may one day fly on a commercial jet, power a generator, or support a defense platform. The blueprint, routing, and process sheet guide your approach; your experience with GTAW/TIG transforms raw material into hardware that meets demanding aerospace standards.
Is This You?
- Comfortable interpreting sketches, sample parts, and process documentation to hit tight tolerances.
- Confident setting up, positioning, and manually welding across similar and dissimilar alloys.
- Certified to perform groove and fillet welds on 0.020” and 0.064” thicknesses (stainless, nickel, and cobalt alloys like 17-4PH, Inconel 718, Haynes 188) to AWS D17.1 Class A.
- Fluent in welding symbols/terminology (AWS A2.4, AWS A3.0).
- Known for visual inspections that catch indications early—and for repairing and reporting defects thoroughly.
- A collaborator who helps update and refine GTAW work instructions.
What You’ll Bring
- High School diploma or GED with two or more years of related experience/training; equivalent combinations considered.
- Practical know-how of equipment features, shielding/backup gas requirements, and how parameter changes affect outcomes.
- Hands-on strengths in welding setups for production, deburring, and blueprint reading.
- Proficiency operating a TIG Welder.
Why Ace Precision
For more than four decades, Ace Precision has supported Aerospace, Power Generation, Defense, Space, and Aftermarket Repair & Overhaul. We’re growing quickly and investing in people who care about excellence, innovation, and quality.
Rewards & Support
- Competitive compensation with annual reviews.
- Day and night options with a 10% shift premium and compressed workweeks.
- Voluntary overtime.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance.
- 401(k) match up to 8%.
- Work-life balance, Paid Vacation & Personal Time, and 9 Paid Holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Wellness Program Reimbursements; Safety & Wellness Reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- All the tools you need on-site—bring your skills, not your toolbox.
Ready to join a team where your welds help power flight and exploration? Apply today.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.