About this role
Requisition Number: 26761
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $38,694.80 - $74,713.60
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Mid
This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business.
As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts.
For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness.
HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
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Summary
HII Mission Technologies is seeking skilled Welder to support our defense and maritime operations. In thisyou will be preforming by performing a range of welding processes—including SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, and GTAW—and related tasks on shipboard structures and systems to support refit and fleet modernization efforts on naval vessels, submarines, or within specialized shore facilities. You will work in a fast-paced environment where precision and safety are paramount to national security.
Our Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) works on the only shipyard to execute the RCOH of aircraft carriers halfway through a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s 50-year service. The mid-life RCOH includes refueling of nuclear reactors, overhauling most machinery, and modernizing warfare systems. RCOH ensures the Navy's aircraft carriers incorporate improved capabilities needed for success in the remaining 25 years of service. Your accomplishments will make a positive impact supporting the U.S. Navy and America’s national defense!
We are hiring across multiple levels and welcome applicants with a range of professional experience. Whether you are early in your career or bring several years of expertise, we encourage you to apply.
Tradesperson 1 - Salary Range $42,964.80
Mastertradesperson 2 - Salary Range $47,777.60
Mastertradesperson 3 - Salary Range $54,412.80
Mastertreadesperson 4 - Salary Range $64,084.80
Tech Subject Matter Expert - Salary Range $74,713.60
This posting is to collect applications for current and future openings for HII Mission Technologies. Candidates will be screened as opportunities come available and selected candidates will be contacted about an opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Display levels of quality, integrity, safety, respect, engagement, and performance consistent with company values.
- Support trades team by working on active class surface ships to assist with alterations and installations for fleet modernization.
- Perform all work in accordance with established quality and safety procedures.
- Perform a variety of simple and complicated tasks, both routine and non-routine, including those outside of specialty, related to shipboard maintenance to meet standards on various contracts at company, customer and/or field locations.
- Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, or work orders.
- Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify structural and piping elements and equipment.
- Lay out and mark points and lines on parts or subassemblies using rule, square, scribe or templates.
- Cut, fit, assemble, and position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, and existing structure using hand and powered tools.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time.
- Participate in special projects as required.
- Apply comprehensive understanding of appropriate welding processes and production to join, surface, fabricate, or repair parts of metal or other weld-able materials toward completion of assignments.
- Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
- Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
- Maintain effective customer communications and relations. May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.
- Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced welders. May serve as a group leader.
What you must have
Education/Experience:
- Tradesperson 1 - High School education and 1 year of related experience, or Trade School or equivalent. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
- Mastertradesperson 2- High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 2 years of related experience. Prefer technical/professional certifications. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
- Mastertradesperson 3- High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 4 years of related experience. Prefer technical/professional certifications. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
- Mastertreadesperson 4 - High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience. Prefer technical/professional certifications. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
- Tech Subject Matter Expert - High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 8 years of related experience, to include specific systems expertise. Prefer technical/professional certifications. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
Security Compliance Knowledge & Operational Skills:
- Must have welding experience with stick welding (SMAW) process and positions.
- Must have strong knowledge of reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction for products to be fabricated and/or installed.
- Must be capable of using various measuring instruments.
- Must have knowledge of quality control steps and procedures.
- Must adhere to safety and quality procedures set forth by HII and host facilities.
- Must have experience working in a team environment.
- Candidate must be able to interpret blueprints, drawings and/or specifications to fabricated and/or install piping systems.
- Candidate must be proficient with use of layout tools.
- Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance.
- Candiate must be able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date, and maintain credentials throughout employment.
- Candidate must be able to provide hand tools per trades designation.
- Candidate must be a U.S. citizen.
Preferred Requirements
- Must have welding experience with gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process in all positions from 2G to 6G for Aluminum.
- experience with stick welding (SMAW) process in all positions from 2G to 6G for Carbon and Stainless Steel.
- Shipboard experience preferred.(Requirement for senior level)
- Ability to develop specifications for the purpose of fabrication and/or installed preferred.
- Providing current or prior silver brazing qualification certificates Grade III, IV and V a plus.
- Candidates who have graduated from and/or completed a vocational school or a skilled trade certificate program are preferred.
- Candidate with a current or active DoD clearance preferred.
- OSHA 10 Maritime Certification a plus.
- Able to supervise small team, providing guidance as needed.
- Ability to obtain higher qualifications needed for the project i.e. ( Aluminum, Copper Nickel)
- Ability to obtain thin wall qualification
- Knowledge Oxygen/Acetylene and Plasma cutting processes.
Physical Requirements
HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.
Other facts
About HII's Mission Technologies division
HII’s Mission Technologies division develops integrated solutions that enable today’s connected, all-domain force. Capabilities include C5ISR systems and operations; the application of AI and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and EW; unmanned, autonomous systems; LVC solutions; platform modernization; and critical nuclear operations.
Together, HII's domain expertise and advanced technologies support mission partners anywhere around the globe.
What you'll do
- The welder will perform a range of welding processes on shipboard structures and systems to support fleet modernization efforts. Responsibilities include working from blueprints, installing and modifying structural elements, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
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