WELDING LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 4

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

38d•$75,000 - $94,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Welding Laboratory Technician is responsible for welding equipment and process improvements and supports welding operations to improve quality results. The role programs and maintains welding equipment, identifies equipment needs, analyzes weld concerns, and recommends solutions to the Engineering management team. It also schedules and performs preventive maintenance and provides technical support and training to welders. The technician performs technical welding operations, including procedure qualification test assemblies, filler metal conformance tests, and root cause analysis of production welding issues. The role records observations, performs simple calculations, and collects and prepares welding data for evaluation. Laboratory support tasks include stocking and distributing supplies and equipment; arranging and dismantling apparatus and fixtures; and sorting, marking, and storing base materials and filler metals. The technician performs technical and record-keeping duties in accordance with company and regulatory policies and standards, meeting quality and accuracy requirements. Technical procedures may be performed in Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.

Requirements

Associate's degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
An NNS Apprentice School or Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduation may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
High school diploma/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, or Military experience may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
High school diploma/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, or Military experience may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with GMAW, SMAW, Manual GTAW, and Fix-head GTAW, and familiarity with Orbital GTAW.
Familiarity with welding ferrous materials such as carbon steel, HY, and HSLA, and non-ferrous materials such as CRES, CuNi, NiCu, and Inconel.
NNS Apprentice School graduation and experience operating automatic welding processes.
NNS production pipe welding experience, nuclear or non-nuclear.
Proficiency preparing, cleaning, and fitting weld joints, including use of burning/heating torches, cutting processes, and carbon arc gouging.
Knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and equipment, and applicable welding and quality procedures.
Excellent communication skills.
Level II Visual Inspection (VT) certification.
Pay grade 15 or higher welder.

Responsibilities

Improve welding equipment and processes and support welding operations to improve quality results.
Program and maintain welding equipment.
Identify equipment needs, analyze weld concerns, and recommend solutions to the Engineering management team.
Schedule and execute preventive maintenance.
Provide technical support and training to welders.
Perform procedure qualification test assemblies, filler metal conformance tests, and root cause analysis for production welding issues.
Make and record observations, perform simple calculations, and collect and prepare welding data for evaluation.
Stock and distribute supplies and equipment; arrange and dismantle apparatus and fixtures; and sort, mark, and store base materials and filler metals.
Perform technical and record-keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards.