Maritime Systems Technician

About the role

We are seeking a Maritime Systems Technician to support the rapid prototyping and fielding of Navy's future uncrewed, robotic, and autonomous systems. This position involves electro-mechanical design, fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting of complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide electro-mechanical design, fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting for a variety of complex systems at APL and on field tests.
• Support coordination and fabrication of parts and assemblies with the machine shop, engineers, and other technicians within, or outside of, the lab.
• Support field and at-sea testing onboard Navy platforms to include site surveys, ship checks, installation, test and maintenance, and recovery of installed systems.
• Coordinate shop/high bay spaces, various vehicles/boats used for testing, and complex material lists to support test efforts.
• Manage and track fabrication work orders and associated parts for assembly, delivery, and shipment purposes.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in industry or military, fabricating, assembling, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong organizational skills with assembling material lists for complex systems - including specifying components, arranging logistics with other technicians, and supporting electrical tasks.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced work environment with tight delivery schedules.
• Willingness and ability to work in classified laboratories, travel to test locations in the desert, mountains, and/or onboard US Navy or research vessels for 15% of your time and you can lift over 50 lbs.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Relevant experience in industry or military, fabricating, assembling, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing electro-mechanical systems.
• Additional qualifications: An Associate Degree from a two-year college or technical trade school, 5+ years of relevant experience in industry or military, experience with electromechanical maintenance on large vehicles, experience with design, fabrication, integration, testing, and deployment of complex electromechanical systems, experience supporting at-sea tests from ocean-going vessels, experience in production, manufacturing, warehousing, large-scale equipment logistics, and/or maritime site work, experience with electronics fabrication tools, experience with Quality Assurance practices and safe operation and/or fabrication within working environments, experience with Navy electronics and electro-mechanical systems, active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

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About Us

Why Work at APL? The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation’s most critical defense, security, space and science challenges. We celebrate our differences of perspectives and encourage creativity and bold, new ideas. Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance. APL’s campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington metro area. Learn more about our career opportunities at https://www.jhuapl.edu/careers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. APL is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact Accessibility@jhuapl.edu.