HII is hiring a marine welder, mastertradesperson level 3, in Chesapeake, Virginia, requisition number 29380. The opportunity sits with Mission Technologies, Global Security, and the platform modernization trades teams.
The selected candidate will support platform modernization, working closely with skilled trades teams on active class surface ships. Duties include removing, installing, and upgrading industrial equipment for fleet modernization, using various welding processes and mechanical techniques.
This role requires travel to shipyards and military bases around the country and abroad. Travel applies when you are not assigned to a local task. Per diem is provided based on location when on travel, and travel and lodging expenses are covered by the company.
Overview
| Detail | What the listing states |
|---|---|
| Employer | HII |
| Location | Chesapeake, VA |
| Pay | $44,808-$55,000 per year |
| Job type | Full-time, hourly, non-exempt, travel 51-75% |
| Shift | Not stated in supplied listing, shipyard and field work |
What you will do
- Support trades teams 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 simple and complicated tasks, routine and non-routine, including work outside the specialty, related to shipboard maintenance
- Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, or work orders
- Fabricate, maintain, repair, and modify structural 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
- Apply shielded metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding, and gas metal arc welding processes to join, surface, fabricate, and repair metal, sheet metal, and other weldable materials
- Work with technical documents, including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports, and task or trip reports
- Maintain effective communications and relations, and provide reports to the team and senior management
What the employer asks for
- Must be a US citizen
- High school education or trade school or equivalent, and 4 years of related experience welding aboard naval vessels
- Must demonstrate welding ability on needed processes through X-ray qualification testing, and pass with a satisfactory grade from the quality assurance team within the first three weeks from the start date for continued employment
- Must be able to obtain medical clearance to wear a half-face respirator
- Must have welding experience with stick welding, flux core, and aluminum metal inert gas processes in all positions from 2G to 6G
- Must have working experience reading drawings, blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts, and work orders, as well as welding symbols
- Must be able to accurately read measuring devices to 1/16 of an inch
- Must have applied knowledge of quality control procedures to verify accuracy, compliance, and workmanship
- Must follow and enforce safety procedures, work in a team environment, and provide hand tools and trade specific personal protective equipment per trades designation
- Must be able to travel up to 75 percent when not assigned to local tasking
- Preferred: experience with tungsten inert gas welding pipe, current or prior welding certificates applicable with MIL-STD-248, vocational school or skilled trades certificate program completion, current OSHA 10 Maritime certificate, and current security clearances
Pay and benefits
- Competitive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plan choices, wellness resources, and employee assistance programs
- Savings plan options including 401(k), financial planning tools, and life insurance
- Employee discounts, paid holidays, and paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement, and early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
- Per diem based on location when on travel, with travel and lodging expenses covered by the company
- Bonus or other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase
How to apply
Candidates must be able to demonstrate welding ability on needed processes through X-ray qualification testing. They must pass with a satisfactory grade within the first three weeks from the start date. Continued employment depends on that result, according to the listing.
Physical work includes lifting, carrying, and transporting heavy equipment and boxes. Exact weight requirements are determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs.
Work includes ladders, extreme temperature environments, ships, shipyards, and confined spaces. It also includes high heat, humidity, noise, and dirty conditions. Work can also include working aloft, over the sides of vessels, and riding ships at sea.
Search the HII careers site for requisition number 29380, Marine Welder Mastertradesperson 3. Confirm the current status, travel schedule, and testing steps before you apply.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be a US citizen for this HII role?
Yes. The listing states that candidates must be a US citizen. They must be able to obtain a security clearance, with current or prior clearances listed as preferred.
What welding test is required?
Candidates must demonstrate welding ability on needed processes through X-ray qualification testing. They must pass with a satisfactory grade within the first three weeks from the start date. Continued employment depends on that result.
How much travel does this role involve?
The listing states required travel of 51 to 75 percent. Candidates must be able to travel up to 75 percent when not assigned to local tasking. Travel can include locations within and outside the continental United States.
What is the pay?
The anticipated salary range in the listing is $44,808 to $55,000. Per diem is provided based on location when on travel, and travel and lodging expenses are covered by the company.
Sources
- Supplied HII listing, seen October 28, 2026 – No apply URL was supplied, so none is linked here. Requisition number 29380 as printed in the supplied text.
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Disclaimer: Pay, shift, and deadline figures in this post come from the supplied listing seen on October 28, 2026. Listings change fast, so check the original employer posting before you apply. No apply URL was supplied with this listing, so none is linked here.
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Date published: October 28, 2026.
