The Maritime Industrial Base
Build Your Future With Newport News Shipbuilding
Immediate Interviews & Offers
This event is open only to U.S. military veterans who are transitioning out of the military
between March 2025 through October 2025 and are interested in launching a civilian career in the skilled trades.
ABOUT
As Virginia's largest industrial employer with over 25,000 employees, Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) is a national leader in U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding. With a proud 135-year legacy and a future focused on innovation and mission-critical manufacturing, HII is committed to hiring transitioning service members into high-demand trade roles across its shipbuilding operations.
OPEN ROLES
- Welder Trainee
- Shipfitter Trainee
- Sheet Metal Worker Trainee
- Assembler
- Rigger (Experienced)
- Pipe Fitter Trainee
- MT/PT Inspector
WHO WE'RE HIRING
We are recruiting entry-level and non-technical veterans into skilled trades roles with potential for immediate job offers at the event. If you hold a certificate or diploma in welding or a directly related field (AWS Welding certifications in SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, or FCAW), you may be eligible to bypass the initial three week training period.
All positions are full-time and based in the Hampton Roads area (Newport News Shipbuilding). Seeking candidates from the following locations including Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Hampton, Suffolk, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach.
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