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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.

YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

• 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
• Under minimal supervision, interprets drawings, sketches, and/or preliminary designs, and produces weldments from that interpretation
• Work done with minimal supervision
• Work may be done without established procedures
  

PHYSICAL AND SOFT SKILL DEMANDS:

• 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
• Pass welding tests and holds certifications to meet AWS D1.1 guidelines
  

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.

CPI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.