Marine Electrician

Marine Electrician - 26587

Join HII Mission Technologies as a Marine Electrician and make an impact on the safety of our US Navy ships. As a Marine Electrician with our Elevator Support Unit (ESU), you will provide task support by install, operate, maintain maintenance repairs and technical support on equipment. This is a full-time position, located in Chesapeake, VA. Selected candidate will be required to travel to shipyards and military bases located around the country and abroad when not assigned to a local task.

Support trades team by working on active class surface ships to perform alterations and installations for fleet modernization

Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment. Perform a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as shipboard systems, integrated systems and related equipment/software at company, customer and/or field locations.

Provide onsite training of customer support personnel when required. Perform quality inspections on finished product and provide onsite training of customer support personnel when required.

Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time. Apply comprehensive understanding of production and processes toward completion of assignments.

Interface with customers, manage subcontractors, provide work direction and lead others. May manage one or more multiple jobs. Perform a variety of complicated and non-routine tasks including duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment.

Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports. Schedule, report and brief customers and senior management.

High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 4 years of related experience. Must be a U.S. citizen. Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty. Must have complete comprehension of marine electrical systems, equipment, functions, and tools. Must have working knowledge and experience with installing, troubleshooting, testing, maintenance and repairs of electrical systems and its associated equipment on marine vessels.

Must be proficient in reading electrical drawings and schematics. Must be able to follow/enforce safety procedures to ensure a safe and secure work environment. Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment. Must be able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment.

Must be able to travel between 11% - 25% when not assigned to local tasking.

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs;
Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application. The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities.

When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.