Shaping the future through innovation and discovery!

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries' thousands of products have impacted people's lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (YEARS):

Associate's degree or equivalent is recommended plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Welding certification preferred.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Welds metal components together with brazing and a variety of arc and gas welding equipment to fabricate or repair products such as machine parts, and plant equipment

• Performs welding processes on aluminum and/or steel parts and assemblies to required tolerances using welding metals and metal alloys
• Must be able to pass welding certification tests
• Performs related tasks such as thermal cutting and grinding
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts
• Locates and repairs cracks in products and equipment
• Maintains clean work area
• Operates lathes, drill presses, mills, routers, grinning machines, duplicating, and profile machines, brakes and shears

• Determines layouts and welds parts and assemblies according to engineering drawings and specifications
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures
• Trains less experience employees to build quality product within the time standard
• Participates in continuous improvement meetings, and shares knowledge for improvement actions
• Under minimal supervision, interprets drawings, sketches, and/or preliminary designs, and produces weldments from that interpretation

• Interacts with employees and managers across the company
• May need to operate a vehicle or forklift
• Work done with minimal supervision
• Work may be done without established procedures

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong reading comprehension skills to understand drawings, work orders or written instructions
• Strong mathematical skills to perform basic calculations
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills to cooperate and work effectively with others
• Ability to work under time pressure
• Ability to work independently
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to delegate work
• Strong leadership skills

WHAT WE OFFER:

Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.

We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more!

WHO WE ARE:

We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and perspectives to the organization. It is this variety that adds value to our teams, as well as to our stakeholders. We welcome and encourage applicants to reach their full potential with us.