2026 High School Senior Entry Level Trades Opportunities Groton

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Attention High School Seniors Class of 2026!!!

Do you enjoy working with your hands? Are you ready to start a career with training and growth opportunities? Electric Boat is the premier designer and builder of nuclear powered submarines for the US Navy and we are experiencing a period of unprecedented growth! We are looking for people who want to learn and grow with the company as we continue to build the most advanced submarines.

Benefits ---------

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick & Holidays
• 7% Shift Premium
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Commuter/Van Services
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Apprenticeship Program
• Safety Boot Reimbursement Program
• Training

Minimum Starting Hourly Rate: $23.12

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No experience necessary. We will train you to join our dedicated team building the most advanced and sophisticated submarines in the world!

Entry-Level Trades Opportunities

• Inside Machinists • Works with different lathes and CNC equipment and does light programming and assembly to produce needed parts

• Outside Machinists • Works on the submarine doing assembly and shipboard mechanical work that takes place in the shipyard

• Pipefitters • Installs, assembles, fabricates, maintains, and repairs mechanical piping systems that carry liquids and gases under varying pressures

• Outside Electricians • Responsible for the electrical wiring of the machines and related equipment supporting many miles of cable in the submarines

• Carpenters • Responsible for building staging, platforms, and scaffolding for other trades to be able to work in and around the boat

• Painters • Preserves the hull and components by sealing the submarines with chemicals and paints to prevent corrosion and protect against the accumulation of marine life

• Steel Trades (Welding, Shipfitters, Grinders) • Shipfitter • Responsible for laying out and fabricating metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, frames, foundations, etc. • Align and tracks welds structural parts • Welder • Welding structural assemblies using GMAW (Mig welding) and SMAW (Stick welding) during fabrication and installation of submarine construction • Grinder • Working with various metals and pipes to be formed within a high degree of precision

Qualifications

• Must be a high school senior and graduating by August of 2026
• Must be a US Citizen
• Available to train and work on any shift
• Ability to work at heights, confined spaces and in extreme weather conditions as required
• Possess your own basic hand tools
• Preferred: Vocational HS Skills
• Ability to work successfully in a production/construction environment
• Applicant will be required to work in a collaborative and team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervision and peers
• Physical Qualifications: • Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting • Environmental Attributes: • Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet