Have you always wanted to work overseas? Are you looking to expand your career with the opportunity to receive world-class training?
An exciting career awaits you at ASC, Australia's submarine company - the sustainer of Australia's conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines in the AUKUS partnership. To deliver on this new and exciting work, we are seeking skilled trades individuals to undertake long-term, world-leading training in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S.
Placements are due to deploy in May 2026 and will be between 12 – 18 months in duration.
Responsibilities
In the role of Mechanical Fitter/Machinist, your responsibilities are:
* Manufacture, repair, and rebuild parts and items of equipment from raw stock of different metals such as stainless-steel alloys, aluminium, titanium, magnesium
* Set up and operate most types of conventional and CNC machine tools such as lathes, vertical and horizontal boring mills, bench, plain, and universal milling machines.
* Use a variety of auxiliary machine tool attachments such as rotary vices, dividing heads, taper attachments, magnetic chucks, vertical milling heads, tapping attachments, rotary tables, and others.
* Work from blueprints, sketches, work orders, models of parts to be made, or other specifications.
Eligibility Criteria
The successful applicant must possess:
* Australian Citizenship
* An ability to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence clearance
* Minimum Cert III in Mechanical Fitter/Fitter Machinist
* 1st Class Machining
* 1-5 years' experience (desirable)
Additional Details
During deployment, you will receive on the job training combined with instructor led classroom training. This training program and work is carried out in accordance with company and US Navy processes and procedures.
At the completion of your deployment, you will return to Western Australia (WA) to carry out the planning, management, and in-water maintenance activities on the United States Navy Virginia Class Submarines. Repatriation to WA is non-negotiable, so please consider this when applying.
Please note: This is a Civilian role and recruitment processes will differ from those undertaken in Active Service Defence recruitment.
Benefits
We're here to support you prior to departing for the US and when you are overseas. As an ASC employee working in the US, you will have access to a host of great benefits:
* Be paid to work, train, and live in the United States
* Work on US Virginia Class nuclear-powered submarines and learn cutting-edge nuclear technology
* Have access to benefits and entitlements to support relocation and your time living and working in the US (such as cost of living allowances, housing assistance, family assistance)
* Return home to a secure job with ASC in the future nuclear-powered submarine program
* Access to ASC's extensive employment benefits
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted to organise a phone call for a further discussion to the opportunity.
We will review applications in January 2026.