3rd Class Marine Electrician - Interior Communications (50% Trav with Security Clearance

About the role

As a Marine Electrician, you will be essential in maintaining and repairing electrical systems on marine vessels. This person works under close supervision receiving technical guidance from supervisor or higher-level technician. Work is checked frequently for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Apply basic technical knowledge to perform simple or routine tasks following detailed instructions, performs such tasks as replacing components, wiring circuits, repairing simple electronic equipment; and taking test readings using common instruments such as digital multi-meters, signal generators, semiconductor testers, curve tracers, and oscilloscopes.
• Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment and structures by performing alterations and installations for fleet modernization on US Navy surface ships.
• Read and interpret schematics and blueprints. Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, work orders, technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and install electrical equipment and cables. Assist with troubleshooting and diagnosing equipment to efficiently eliminate problems.
• Perform removal and installation of cables found overhead, along bulkheads, or under the deck.
• Repair and replace cables/connectors.
• Complete electrical and data conductor disconnections and reconnections on existing and new equipment for a complete installation.

Requirements

• DoD Secret clearance OR Ability to Obtain Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to obtain a CAC card.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends upon managerial request.
• Must be able to travel outside the Suffolk, Virginia area, if required.
• Must possess a high school diploma, GED or industrial/trade school certificate.
• Minimum of two years of experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment on-board Navy vessels, U.S. Coast Guard vessels; MSC or Maritime vessels, and practical shipboard experience with HM&E systems and equipment.
• Must be familiar with one or more Interior Communications (IC) systems:
• MC (General Announcing/Mass Communications).
• HYDRA (Hierarchical Yet Dynamically Reprogrammable Architecture).
• IVN (Integrated Voice Network).
• IVCN (Integrated Voice Communications Network).
• SATCC (Shipboard Air Traffic Control Communications).
• SIWCS (Shipwide Inter Wireless Communication System).

Qualifications

• Must possess or provide trade specific hand tools.
• Must have experience working in a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with others.
• Must have understanding and ability to accomplish NSI 009-73 requirements:
• Inspection, testing, installation, removal, and repair of shipboard electrical cabling and electronic equipment.
• Cable installations including banding, terminal boxes, connection boxes, connectors, equipment, penetrations, cableways, hangers and associated components.
• MCT, MCP, and Stuffing Tube opening, packing, closing and testing.
• Bonding and Grounding of Electrical Equipment.
• NSI 009-25 - Air testing of penetrations.
• Electrical troubleshooting and testing, using multimeters, and megohmmeters.
• Must have experience assisting with troubleshooting, maintaining, installing, and repairing electrical distribution systems and its associated equipment and cabling.
• Must have experience with cable removal and installation including the proper methods of opening and securing various types of cable penetrations.
• Must be familiar with reading electrical drawings and schematics.
• Must be familiar with the proper and safe usage of multimeters and meggers.
• Must be familiar with NAVSEA Standard items.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes.
• Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces.
• Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
• May ride ships at sea for extended periods.
• May require wearing a respirator.
• 50% travel required within and outside of the continental United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with current NAVSEA Multipin Connector Certifications (NSI 009-73) are highly preferred.
• Candidates with current NAVSEA Fiber Optic certification (NSI 009-123) are preferred.
• Candidates with NAVSEA Cableway Improvement Program certifications are preferred.
• Candidates who have graduated from and/or completed a vocational school or a skilled trades certificate program are preferred.
• Candidates with a current or active DoD Secret clearance preferred.
• OSHA 10 Maritime Certification a plus.
• Microsoft Office knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Vacation, holiday and sick Leave offered will be as defined under the DOL's Wage Determination. Company Description

Work Where it Matters Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima company, is not just another federal system support contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At ASE, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. For our shareholders, ASE provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. For our government customers, ASE delivers solutions in maritime IT, systems engineering, and integration across the Department of Defense and stands ready to help improve operational performance at a reasonable and sustainable cost. As an ASE employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.