WELDING LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 4

Req ID: 49146  Team: E37 WELDING ENGINEERING  Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes  Full-Time Shift: 1st  Relocation: No relocation assistance available  Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework  Travel Requirements:  Yes, 10%-25% of the time  Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start  ​Salary Range: $75,000.00 to $94,000.00   The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range   Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.   The Role

Responsible for welding equipment and process improvements. Provides support to welding operations to improve quality results. Program and maintain welding equipment. Identify equipment needs, analyze weld concerns and recommend solutions to Engineering management team. Schedule and execute preventive maintenance. Provide technical support and training to welders.   Performs a variety of technical welding operations such as procedure qualification test assemblies, filler metal conformance tests, and root cause analysis for production welding issues. Makes and records observations; performs simple calculations; and collects and prepares welding data for evaluation. Conducts welding laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment; arranging and dismantling apparatus and fixtures; and sorting, marking, and storing base materials and filler metals. Performs technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements. Performs technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental. Must Have

Associate's Degree or other 2 year technical degree in a relevant field and 6 years of relevant experience One of the following may be used as equivalent to Associate's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate High School/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience High School/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements This job requires a high school graduate, or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years welding related experience.  Nice to Have

Proficiency with the following welding processes: GMAW, SMAW, Manual GTAW, Fix-head GTAW, Orbital GTAW familiarity with welding both ferrous (carbon steel, HY, HSLA, etc.) and non-ferrous (CRES, CuNi, NiCu, Inconel, etc.) materials. An NNS Apprentice graduate and experience in the operation of automatic welding processes is preferred. NNS production pipe (nuclear and non-nuclear) welding experience Proficiency prepping, cleaning, fitting weld joints, including the use of burning/heating torches, cutting processes and carbon arc gouging.  Knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and