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Overview

The Marine Welder position at HII involves supporting fleet modernization through various welding processes on active class surface ships, submarines, and shore-based facilities. HII is a trusted partner to military customers, providing advanced technologies and solutions for national defense.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, or work orders.
  • Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify structural and piping elements and equipment.
  • 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.
  • Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
  • Maintain effective customer communications and relations.
  • Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced welders.

Requirements

  • High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 8 years of related experience.
  • Must be able to obtain medical clearance to wear a half-face respirator.
  • Must have welding experience with stick welding (SMAW) process in all positions for Carbon and Stainless Steel.
  • Must have welding experience with gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process in all positions for Aluminum.
  • Must have strong knowledge of reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, and technical manuals.
  • 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.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Required travel: 51 - 75%
  • Per Diem provided based on location when on travel.
  • Travel and lodging expenses are covered by the company.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $36/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA, whose middle half runs $32–$39/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in San Diego, CA

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 18 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 281 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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