Engineer, Aerospace ​/ Aviation ​/ Avionics

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Full Time Craft Workers Corpus Christi, TX, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $64,787.50 To $ Annually

• Chief Engineer (CHE)

  Minimum endorsement as a national chief engineer (limited) of motor‑propelled vessels of less than 1600 gross registered tons (GRT) upon near coastal without a horsepower limitation

  Pay Rates:

  • 12‑hour day: $365.65
  • 24‑hour day: $731.30
• Chief Engineer (DDA)

  Minimum endorsement as a national designated duty engineer of motor propelled vessels of less than 500 gross registered tons (GRT) upon near coastal without a horsepower limitation

  Pay Rates:

  • 12‑hour day: $324.25
  • 24‑hour day: $648.90
• Assistant Engineer (DDL) / Engineer Trainee

  Minimum endorsement as a national assistant engineer 6000 HP or national designated duty engineer of motor propelled vessels of less than 4000 HP pf less 500 gross registered tons (GRT) or a third assistant engineer of motor propelled vessels

  Pay Rates:

  • 12‑hour day: $293.55
  • 24‑hour day: $587.10
• Relief Engineers

  Pay Rates

  • 12‑hour day: $242.05‑301.28
  • 24‑hour day: $484.10‑602.56

Seven days on the vessel and seven days off the vessel

The engineer is directly responsible to the master for the proper operation and maintenance of all mechanical equipment on the vessel. The chief engineer is directly responsible to the master for the proper operation and maintenance of all mechanical equipment on the vessel. The primary responsibility of the chief engineer is to safely operate and efficiently maintain vessel machinery.

• An engineer must be capable of reading well enough to comprehend the various manufacturers’ instruction manuals that describe preventive and corrective maintenance procedures for the equipment aboard the vessel. An Engineer must also be capable of reading and understanding written directives that may affect their job or emergency assignment
• An Engineer must possess enough physical dexterity to manipulate small items in restricted spaces or large objects when using mechanical lifting devices
• An engineer’s hearing must be adequate to ensure safety while working in a machinery space with a high level of background noise and to detect changes in the operating sounds of machinery. An Engineer must be capable of communicating with the master or other personnel via portable or fixed VHF‑FM radio, as well as by intercom systems or voice communication
• Engineers are frequently required to move equipment that is heavy or awkward. It will frequently be necessary to move equipment that is heavy, large, and awkward from one level to another. Mechanical lifting devices are provided and must be used as necessary; assistance must be obtained from other members of the crew when appropriate
• Engineers must ascend and descend stairs and ladders, sometimes while transporting tools or objects. They must use portable ladders or stools to allow them to work on systems that are in the overhead section of machinery spaces
• Repairs may require that engineers reach into small, poorly accessible areas of machinery; work on equipment that has pressurized or hot components; secure or segregate systems to provide an adequate safety margin; troubleshoot equipment that is difficult to reach; work in areas that have high noise levels; work below decks in an area that may experience periods of darkness in unusual situations, and work in confined and restricted spaces
• The Engineer must be capable of performing assigned emergency duties without undue danger to oneself or the vessel
• The Engineer must have color vision that allows him/her to safely work on electrical systems that have color‑coded wires; distinguish between warning, alarm, and normal operating lights; discern system components that are identifiable by color code; and observe basic safety precautions that may be related to color identification

• All gear is to be stowed securely in its proper location when not in use
• All main engine cylinder blow‑down valves shall be kept in good working order so that all cylinders…