What is a QA Engineer at HII?
As a QA Engineer at HII, you sit at the critical intersection of engineering precision, national security, and operational safety. HII is America’s largest military shipbuilder and a premier provider of advanced defense technologies. In this role, your work directly impacts the readiness and safety of the United States Armed Forces. Whether you are validating complex software systems for the Mission Technologies division or conducting rigorous physical testing on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines at Newport News Shipbuilding or Ingalls Shipbuilding, your mission is to ensure zero-failure execution.
The scale and complexity of the products you will evaluate are unmatched. A QA Engineer at HII does not just run routine test scripts; you design comprehensive quality strategies, analyze complex policies, and conduct physical test and trials on massive naval platforms. The work requires a unique blend of technical discipline, regulatory compliance, and a deep understanding of how individual components fit into a larger, mission-critical ecosystem.
For candidates who thrive in high-stakes environments where quality is a matter of national safety, this role offers an incredibly rewarding career path. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams of design engineers, software developers, and military personnel to deliver systems that must perform flawlessly under the most demanding conditions imaginable.

