Pipewelder – Experienced

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Pipe Welder performing TIG welding on Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel pipe at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Working in a 24-hour manufacturing setting with rigorous safety standards.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timePascagoula • Mississippi • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

An Ingalls Pipe Welder is responsible for performing pipe welding procedures on Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel pipe using Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding.
The shipyard environment is an around the clock manufacturing setting.
Ingalls shipyard production areas at times involve working at different heights, confined spaces, different weather conditions as well as multiple shifts 24 hours a day.
A Welder may be required to work either day or night dependent upon the number of ships under construction at any one point in time.
Ingalls stresses the practice of working safely in all situations with safety procedures meeting, and most times, exceeding industry standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 3 Yrs. of pipewelding experience
Must have experience in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), also known as Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) also known as "stick welding”
Ability to pass military standard X-Ray welding test on stainless steel and copper nickel in the 6G position (restricted)
Ability to pass a military specification welding assessment in the vertical (3G), horizontal (2G) and overhead (4G) positions
Pipe welding test is given in a restricted position (6 G) on a 5'' schedule 80 carbon steel pipe GTAW (TIG) process used for root pass, 11018 electrode used for weld fill portion and cap

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
on-site health centers
tele-medicine
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
savings plan options (401K)
financial education and planning tools
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
employee discounts
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

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Hard Skills & Tools

pipe weldingGas Tungsten Arc WeldingGTAWTIG weldingShielded Metal Arc WeldingSMAWmilitary standard X-Ray welding testwelding assessment6G position5'' schedule 80 carbon steel pipe

Soft Skills

safety practicesability to work in confined spacesadaptability to different weather conditionsflexibility for multiple shifts