U.S.-only the rule for some Irving navy contract jobs | The Chronicle Herald

A subcontractor for Irving Shipbuilding is hiring engineers and specialists in Halifax for work on Canada’s next fleet of warships, but there’s a catch — some applicants must be U.S. citizens. Gibbs & Cox is a U.S. naval architecture and engineering firm that has been retained by Irving to support engineering and design on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) and Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) Programs. The company’s website is currently advertising about 20 jobs, some co-based in both Halifax and Arlington, Va., where Gibbs & Cox is headquartered,…

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