Company Overview:
Thunder Scientific Corporation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the world’s leading manufacturer of NIST-proven, two-pressure humidity calibration systems. For 60 years, we have designed and manufactured the industry's most accurate humidity calibration standards and environmental testing chambers. We are seeking a highly skilled TIG Welder Level IV / Shop Foreperson to lead our Albuquerque fabrication and machining operations, ensuring our high-precision systems continue to meet absolute zero-defect standards.

Job Description:
This dual role position splits time between hands-on, high-precision TIG welding and overseeing daily machine shop workflows. You will manage a skilled team of fabricators and welders to produce components for sophisticated scientific instruments, ensuring rigid quality control, safety, and production timelines are met.

Shop Leadership & Operations

• Manage daily shop workflow to keep align with engineering timelines and production goals.
• Assign daily fabrication tasks to the machining and welding teams
• Enforce safety protocols and maintain a clean, organized machine shop environment
• Inspect finished parts and sub-assemblies to guarantee strict quality standards and zero-defects
• Mentor and train junior team members on shop best practices and precision techniques

Precision Welding & Machining

• Perform high-quality TIG welding on stainless steel, cold roll steel, and copper used in high-precision humidity chambers
• Interpret engineering blueprints and complex technical drawings derived from SolidWorks models
• Evaluate engineering drawings for accuracy and complete electronic change orders as required
• Utilize shop tools such as digital/dial calipers, radius gages, micrometers, go/no go gages, and depth gages
• Testing of pressure vessels (hydrostatic testing) using helium mass spectrometers
• Set up and operate manual machine shop equipment, including mills, lathes, saws, drill press, and grinders
• Brazing and soldering a variety of materials to include copper, brass, and stainless steel
• Must have knowledge of fabrication tools such as brakes, shears, hydraulic press, and CNC Milling Machines
• Proficient in project finishing work
• Perform routine maintenance on welding gear and machine shop tooling

• 10+ years of experience in precision TIG welding (thin-gauge stainless steel, cold roll steel, and copper preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in a supervisory, foreperson, or shop lead role
• 3+ years of experience with manual machining, including independent setup of lathes and milling machines
• Expert blueprint reading skills, with a strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Inspect finished parts and sub-assemblies to guarantee strict quality standards and zero-defects

• Salary based on experience
• Competitive benefits including health, life and, dental insurance. Vacation/sick leave time, tuition assistance, short/long term disability, and 401K/Profit Sharing are also provided

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