Welder (Tech Subject Matter Expert) - 4008

Job Description
A division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Who We Are

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and the Newport News Shipyard! The selected candidate will support RCOH by performing a variety of skilled trades, maintenance and technical tasks on aircraft carrier elevators, cargo handling systems and associated equipment, including aircraft elevators, weapons elevators and vertical stores conveyors. Selected candidate will work closely with higher level employee in specialized assignments. May train/assist other employees/navy personal on shipboard systems and day-to-day operation.

What You Will Do

• Considered subject matter expert in technical specialty.
• May work directly with customer or customer representatives, attend meetings and deploy for special projects.
• Ability to manage, oversee, schedule and assign tasks to one or more multiple jobs. Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies equipment.
• Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time. Installs, upgrades and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
• Maintains effective customer communications and relations.
• May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.

What You Must Have

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent and 8 years of related experience.
• Must be able to pass a SMAW Welding test in all 3 Positions
• GTAW, FCAW and GMAW is a plus but not required.
• Must be able to Read NAVSEA Drawings and understand welding symbols.
• Must provide their own tools
• Must be able to do some fitting.

Bonus Points For Having!

• 12 years of related experience preferred.
• Candidates with related technical/professional certifications are preferred.
• Candidates with related experience work on U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers (CVN) highly desired.
• Candidates with prior experience leading skilled trades teams in a shipboard environment preferred.
• Candidates with an active DoD confidential clearance or higher preferred.

Physical Requirements
Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs. Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards,under industrial conditions and in confined spaces. Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels. May ride ships at sea for extended periods. May require wearing a respirator. Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.