PIPE WELDER SEMI-SKILLED (OCTOBER 2026 HIRING EVENT)

Req ID: 49988 | Team: 21 Pipe | Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding | US Citizenship Required: No | Full-Time Shift: Multiple | Relocation: No relocation assistance available | Virtual/Telework: Not eligible | Travel Requirement: No

About the role

With surgical precision the Ingalls Pipe Welders seal together the vital piping networks supplying our ships their various chemicals, steam, ventilation, and heating and cooling systems. Our Pipe Welders are among the best in the world and stand out in their field. Since 1938, Ingalls workforce has done their part in helping our nation by constructing nearly 70 percent of our US Navy’s fleet of ships. If you possess the talent, skill, ability or even the willingness to learn, perhaps you have what it takes to become a valued team member at Mississippi’s largest private employer and “America’s Shipyard”.

HII builds the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse 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, HII is a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first, offering a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Responsibilities

• Perform pipe welding procedures on Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel pipe using Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding.
• Work in a shipyard environment that is an around-the-clock manufacturing setting, involving working at different heights, confined spaces, different weather conditions, and multiple shifts 24 hours a day.
• Follow safety procedures that meet or exceed industry standards.
• Work with types of metal materials using a variety of welding processes, including Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) also known as "stick welding” and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW) also known as “wire welding.”

Requirements

• Must have graduated from a pipe welder program at a vo-tech school or other training school.
• Program must have training in TIG root and stick fill and cap on steel piping in the 6GR position.
• Nice to have: Mississippi Tech Master Certification.