Pipe FitterWelder
Job Location:
Santa Ana, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About the Role
As a Pipe Fitter / Welder youll fabricate fit and install the piping systems that carry liquids and gases throughout maritime structures at pressures ranging from vacuum to thousands of PSI. Theres no room for shortcuts and no tolerance for close enough. Youll read drawings cut and bend pipe fit joints to tight tolerances and weld or braze them as required. The systems you build will operate submerged under pressure for decades.
What Youll Do
Pipe Fitting
- Interpret engineering drawings isometrics P&IDs and weld procedure specifications to fabricate and install piping systems
- Measure cut bevel bend and fit pipe and tubing from small-bore instrument tubing to large-diameter piping
- Fit-up welded joints silver-brazed joints and mechanically fastened connections to tight tolerances
- Work across systems including hydraulic lube oil high- and low-pressure air seawater chilled water potable water and steam
- Install hangers supports and penetration pieces per drawing and spec
- Perform hydrostatic flood and pneumatic testing and build test boundaries monitor gauges and identify leaks
Welding
- Perform NAVSEA-qualified welds on pipe and tube in all positions (1G6G) using GTAW (TIG) SMAW (stick) or GMAW (MIG) processes as required
- Weld carbon steel stainless steel copper-nickel and other alloys per applicable weld procedures
- Maintain weld certifications and pass re-qualification testing on schedule
- Perform silver brazing on piping joints per applicable procedures
- Prep joints (cleaning purging fit-up) to ensure radiographic- and ultrasonic-quality welds
Quality & Compliance
- Groom completed systems and prepare for company customer and government inspections
- Document all work: weld maps joint logs NDE records material traceability
- Identify and disposition non-conformances through proper channels
- Maintain compliance with NAVSEA SUBSAFE Level I and SOC requirements as applicable
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- 5 years of pipefitting welding or related mechanical trade experience
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints isometrics P&IDs and weld procedure specifications
- Proficiency in GTAW (TIG) welding on pipe in multiple positions
- Experience with fit-up to tight tolerances on welded and brazed joints
- Ability to pass weld qualification testing to applicable certifications
- Willing to work any shift overtime and in all shop/field environments
- U.S. Person status (ITAR requirement)
Preferred Qualifications
- NAVSEA or nuclear welding certifications (current or prior)
- Experience with SUBSAFE Level I or SOC-controlled piping systems
- Military shipbuilding submarine construction or naval shipyard experience
- Completion of apprenticeship vocational program or UA journeyman pipefitter certification
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-1688 NAVSEA Technical Publications or AWS D1.1/D1.6
- Experience welding copper-nickel (CuNi) Monel and other naval alloys
- Brazing certifications (AWS C3.4 or equivalent)
- Ability to obtain and maintain nuclear qualifications
- Active DoD security clearance (Secret or above)
Physical Requirements
- Lift up to 50 lbs regularly and 75 lbs occasionally
- Climb crawl kneel stoop and work in confined and restricted spaces for extended periods
- Work in environments with variable temperatures fumes noise and wet/oily conditions
- Maintain color vision adequate for weld inspection and system identification
- Stand and work in welding positions (overhead vertical horizontal) for full shifts
US Salary Range
$68000 - $90000 USD
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