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Noblis

Submarine Quality Assurance Specialist

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Wage

$90,700 – $124,750/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Noblis MSD is seeking a Submarine Quality Assurance Specialist to support the U.S. Navy in ensuring material integrity and compliance with SUBSAFE requirements across various submarine classes. The role involves providing technical oversight and quality assurance to submarine systems and components.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and conduct vendor oversight and surveillance of in-process manufacturing, assembly, repair, and testing activities.
  • Perform material identification and inventory verification inspections of manufactured equipment and components.
  • Conduct on-site evaluations of vendor processes to assess compliance with technical specifications and quality standards.
  • Provide technical evaluation, troubleshooting, and investigation of discrepancies in submarine systems and equipment.
  • Review, investigate, and adjudicate non-conformances and discrepancies during various phases of production.
  • Perform surveillance and oversight of shipboard and shop SUBSAFE work and testing.
  • Develop, maintain, and execute checklists and attribute guides for SUBSAFE audits.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience, OR High School diploma and 9 years of progressive submarine-related experience.
  • Formal training in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
  • Willingness and ability to travel approximately 10% in support of vendor facilities and Navy activities.
  • U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a hybrid position; candidates need to be local to the Philadelphia area.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 62% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA — toward the top of a $30–$43/hr middle band drawn from 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 84% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 33 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 324 other active welding openings from 214 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Greene Tweed (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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