Full-Time

Fitout Tradesman Submarine

Austal USA

Austal USA

1,001-5,000 employees

Designs and builds U.S. Navy vessels

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Mobile, AL, USA

In Person

Category
Building Trades (1)
Required Skills
HVAC
OSHA

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Requirements
  • Three progressive years of marine experience or five years of comparable trade experience in the construction industry.
  • Working knowledge of practices, methods, materials, and equipment used in cabinet making, carpentry, industrial insulation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
  • Basic mechanical skills and trades mathematics.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings and blueprints.
  • Ability to provide proof of United States Person status.
  • Ability to safely perform the specified physical requirements, including lifting or pushing 50 to 75 pounds occasionally, climbing, working at heights above 12 feet, entering confined spaces, and prolonged standing, bending, squatting, crawling, kneeling, and overhead work.
  • Ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment and personal protective equipment in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
  • Ability to comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations.
Responsibilities
  • Perform all tasks and responsibilities associated with Trade Assistant and B Class status.
  • Lay out joiner work, including bulkheads, doors, ceilings, shelving, furniture, consoles, and attachments from drawings with minimal supervision.
  • Prefabricate bulkheads, doors, ceilings, shelving, furniture, consoles, and attachments from drawings with minimal supervision.
  • Install bulkheads, doors, ceilings, shelving, furniture, consoles, and attachments from drawings with minimal supervision.
  • Mark out, shoot pins, and insulate deck heads, side shells, beams, and ductwork with minimal supervision.
  • Measure, build, and install pads with minimal supervision.
  • Run and cut fittings on various pipe coverings and apply lagging with minimal visible seams.
  • Run metal and operate shears and brakes.
  • Read metric and standard tape measures.
  • Take drawings to the job site, obtain materials, and perform the work with minimal supervision.
  • Measure ductwork and fittings and install them.
  • Mount and install equipment such as valves and air hangers.
  • Lay out hangers, pins, ductwork, and related components.
  • Apply principles of interior painting and perform interior painting.
  • Interpret blueprints and perform material takeoffs.
  • Maintain knowledge of the proper handling and use of required tools, including table saws, drill presses, planers, radial arm saws, nail or rivet guns, drills, reciprocating saws, laminate trimmers, grinders, jigsaws, disc sanders, computer numerical control shears, computer numerical control brakes, ironworkers, cordless drills, compass saws, and banders.
  • Liaise with trade supervisors and trade personnel.

Austal USA builds and maintains ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, covering aluminum and steel hulls and a lifecycle of maintenance and modernization. Ships are designed and constructed with modular manufacturing and in-house capabilities, supported by a large, continuously operating facility and a Repair & Services division. The company also develops advanced technologies—autonomy, unmanned surface vessels, AI, and submarine modules—with partnerships like Electric Boat, plus an Advanced Technology division that runs the Navy’s additive manufacturing efforts. Its goal is to deliver and sustain modern vessels, broaden its maritime footprint, and advance defense-focused autonomous and additive manufacturing technologies.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • MMF3 opened June 4, 2026, expanding submarine-module capacity and hiring.
  • Austal reported $17.7 billion order book and 76 ships scheduled or under construction.
  • FY2026 H1 USA revenue rose 26.4% to $801.4 million, despite EBIT pressure.

What critics are saying

  • Austal USA booked a $175 million FY2026 loss from T-ATS, AFDM, and LCU claims.
  • Those legacy-contract provisions extend through 2028 and invite more margin resets.
  • Hanwha’s $1.05 billion takeover offer faces U.S. national-security scrutiny and execution risk.

What makes Austal USA unique

  • Mobile’s 1.5 million-square-foot yard combines aluminum, steel, repair, and submarine modules.
  • MMF3 opened June 4, 2026, anchoring submarine-module manufacturing for Virginia and Columbia classes.
  • Austal USA pairs shipbuilding with Advanced Technologies, additive manufacturing, and autonomous-systems work.

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