This work investigates the mechanical behaviour of resistance-welded thermoplastic composites under both static and fatigue conditions for skin/stringer and lap shear welds. The first configuration was chosen in order to represent a typical reinforced aerospace composite structure. It consists of a flange laminate, representing a stringer or frame, welded onto a skin laminate. The effects of various resistance welding parameters on the weld quality and mechanical performance of a carbon fibre/poly-ether-ether-ketone (APC-2/AS4) composite skin/stringer are first investigated. The results show that the input power level and clamping distance, i.e., the distance between the connector to the power supply and the edge of the weld, have a significant influence on the weld quality. Then, the mechanical performance and the failure modes of the skin/stringer specimen are studied using the optimum welding conditions. Failure modes typically encountered with adhesively bonded thermosetting resin composites skin/stringer configuration are obtained. Diverse stress concentration reduction methods at the flange tip are also investigated. The most efficient one is to machine a taper angle at the flange tip after the welding operation. A novel solution to prevent current leakage in carbon fibre composites is developed where a ceramic (TiO2) coating is applied to the heating element. Excellent electrical insulation is obtained which results in a more uniform temperature distribution at the weld interface. Furthermore, the coating does not affect the weld static mechanical performance. The fatigue properties are then investigated and the APC-2/AS4 skin/stringer joints present indefinite fatigue lives at 40% and 35% of their static damage initiation loads, for unidirectional and quasi-isotropic specimens, respectively. The previously developed ceramic coating does not affect the fatigue properties of the welds. The heating element mesh size is optimised for carbon fibre/poly-ether-k