Outside Machinist - Skilled

Req

Team: 24 Outside Machinists

Entity:
Ingalls Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position:
No

Full-Time

Shift: Multiple

Relocation:
No relocation assistance available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement:
No

With More Than 11,000 Employees, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Is The Largest Manufacturing Employer In Mississippi And a Major Contributor To The Economic Growth Of Alabama. For Nearly 85 Years, We’ve Designed, Built And Maintained Amphibious Ships, Destroyers, And Cutters For The U.S. Navy And The U.S. Coast Guard. The Largest Supplier Of U.S. Navy Surface Combatants, We’re Simultaneously Building Four Classes Of Ships And Have Pioneered The Development And Production Of Technologically Advanced, Highly Capable Ships For The Surface Navy Fleet For Decades.

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Do you have the technical mastery and attention to detail required to install and align the machinery that drives America’s most advanced naval vessels?

As an Ingalls Outside Machinist – Skilled, you are part of a highly trained team responsible for installing, aligning, repairing, and testing the mechanical systems that keep our ships moving. From propelling machinery and reduction gears to pumps, steering systems, and auxiliary equipment, your work ensures operational readiness, safety, and long‑term performance.

If you’re ready to put your mechanical expertise to work on a world‑class scale, a rewarding career at Ingalls Shipbuilding — “America’s Shipyard” and Mississippi’s largest private employer — is waiting.

• Earn up to $35.99 per hour, depending on experience and skill level.
• Additional opportunities for overtime, training, and long‑term advancement.

• Install, align, and repair ship machinery including propelling machinery, pumps, motors, ventilation equipment, and steering gear.
• Work from blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications to complete precision mechanical installations.
• Lay out passage holes on bulkheads, decks, and structural surfaces for the installation of shafting, steam lines, and related systems.
• Align reduction gears, bearings, shafting, propellers, rudders, and steering engine assemblies.
• Use hand tools, calipers, micrometers, and alignment instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Support ship construction across diverse shipyard environments and be available to work any shift in a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Outside machinists ensure the performance and reliability of the systems that power, steer, and sustain the fleet. Your precision and skill directly contribute to the mission readiness of vessels that operate around the world and protect our nation.

• The ability to install, align, repair, and test ship machinery and mechanical systems
• The skills to read blueprints, perform precision measurements, and assemble propulsion and steering components
• Ability to work safely and effectively in complex shipyard environments
• Strong commitment to accuracy, craftsmanship, and teamwork

Must have experience as an Outside Machinist or equivalent.

Prior shipyard experience as an Outside Machinist.

We build 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, we are a values…