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March 22, 2026 Austal Custom Recruitment Portal

With more than 4,000 colleagues worldwide, our people are our greatest asset in delivering exceptional maritime capabilities to our customers across the globe.

From defending nations to connecting communities and sustaining fleets, we deliver proven performance, next generation innovation and mission-critical reliability

For more than three decades we have been designing, constructing and supporting commercial and defence vessels for leading ferry operators, navies and defence forces. With a genuine focus on research and development of emerging maritime technologies and cutting-edge ship designs, we are leading the industry in the innovation of commercial and defence platforms.

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Innovative on land. Exceptional at sea.

Note for recruitment agencies

Regarding candidate submissions from recruitment agencies or similar, Austal will only pay a fee upon placement where there is a written engagement in place between Austal’s HR Recruitment function and the third party prior to the CV submission. In the case of candidate(s) submitted or presented to Austal by a third party without any such engagement, Austal explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Candidate profiles or resumes submitted to Austal, either via HR or any other Austal employee, without the express permission of Austal’s HR Recruitment team will be considered a gift.

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How to Get Hired at Austal

  • Austal is a Western Australian-headquartered global shipbuilder specialising in aluminium-hulled naval and commercial vessels, with major shipyards in Henderson (WA), Mobile (Alabama), Cebu (Philippines), and Vung Tau (Vietnam) and approximately 3,500 employees worldwide.
  • Defence shipbuilding is the company's largest and fastest-growing segment, anchored by a substantial US Navy backlog at Mobile (Independence-class LCS, Spearhead-class EPF, and steel-hull program expansion) and Cape-class patrol boat work for the Royal Australian Navy and regional partners at Henderson.
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