Newport News Shipbuilding: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 45

  open professional roles

• 84

  opened in the last 90 days

  84 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 5

  states hiring

  Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Louisiana

What it hires for: Engineering (17), Operations (9), Finance (5), Legal (3), Product (3). By level: senior ic (33), manager (20), entry level (13), early career (9), mid level (6).

Where: Newport News, Virginia, United States (60), Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States (13), Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States (6), Arlington, Virginia, United States (3), Avondale, Louisiana, United States (1), Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States (1).

Newport News Shipbuilding hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Newport News Shipbuilding's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 84 professional roles in that time.
• 12 of Newport News Shipbuilding's 45 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career; 3 of them say people without experience are welcome.
• 1 open roles (2%) ask for a specific AI skill.
• Among open roles, 8 require a security clearance.
• 0% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 22% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
• By open professional roles, Newport News Shipbuilding ranks #141 of 322 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.

What Newport News Shipbuilding asks for

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “ENGINEER INDUSTRIAL 1- NEW GRAD”ENGINEER INDUSTRIAL 1- NEW GRAD
• “Bachelor of Science degree or above in Engineering from an ABET accredited university and 0 years of experience”ENGINEER 1- 2026 FALL GRADS
• “Bachelors degree of Science or above and 0 years of experience”NAVAL ARCHITECT 1

How Newport News Shipbuilding compares with Aerospace & Defense employers

Median across 322 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• ENGINEER SYSTEMS 3 / SENIOR MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERNewport News, Virginia, United States
• MGR ADMIN 2 - CHIEF OF STAFF SHEETMETAL/JOINER/INSULPascagoula, Mississippi, United States
• MGR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE 3Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States
• MGR RADIATION SAFETY 1Newport News, Virginia, United States
• CORPORATE DIRECTOR SECURITY 2Arlington, Virginia, United States
• CORPORATE DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2 (GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER RELATIONS)Arlington, Virginia, United States
• MGR WELDING ENGINEER 2Newport News, Virginia, United States
• MGR ENGINEERING 2Newport News, Virginia, United States
• MGR FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING 2Newport News, Virginia, United States
• AMPHIBS RISK MANAGER 1Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

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Common questions

Is Newport News Shipbuilding hiring?

Newport News Shipbuilding has 45 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 84 opened in the last 90 days and 84 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

Does Newport News Shipbuilding hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 12 of Newport News Shipbuilding's 45 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career; 3 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

What skills does Newport News Shipbuilding ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are logistics (45), machine learning (45), project management (6), excel (4), lean (4), risk management (3).