1st Class Marine Electrician - Interior Communications; apx

1st Class Marine Electrician – Interior Communications (≈50% Travel)

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE) is looking for a 1st Class Marine Electrician to work in Suffolk, Virginia.

50% travel required within and outside of the continental United States.

Monday through Saturday, 10 hours a day as needed.

• Install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for a variety of purposes, including interior communications.
• Maintain and repair electrical systems on marine vessels.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electronic equipment on board vessels and in shipyard facilities.
• Apply advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems that cannot be solved solely by reference to manufacturers' manuals.
• Determine location and density of circuitry; evaluate electromagnetic radiation; isolate malfunctions; incorporate engineering changes.
• Analyze circuits, calculate waveforms, trace relationships in signal flow, using complex test instruments such as high‑frequency pulse generators, frequency synthesizers, distortion analyzers, and computer‑controlled equipment.
• Provide technical guidance to lower‑level technicians as required.
• Display consistent levels of quality, integrity, safety, respect, engagement, and performance.
• Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment for fleet modernization on U.S. Navy surface ships.
• Lay out, fabricate, and install electrical wiring, coaxial cable, and fiber optic onboard Navy vessels.
• Read and interpret schematics, blueprints, engineering sketches, work orders, technical documents, test reports, and trip reports.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and install electrical equipment and cables.
• Remove and install cables found overhead, along bulkheads, or under the deck.
• Repair and replace cables/connectors.
• Apply understanding of production processes toward the completion of complicated, non‑routine installation tasks on shipboard systems at company or field locations.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
• Maintain effective communication with supervisors and managers.
• Plan, execute, install, and modify electrical cable, cableways, conductors, connectors, strain relief, fasteners, and equipment aboard naval vessels.
• Complete electrical and data conductor disconnections and reconnections for new installations.

• DoD Secret clearance.
• High‑school diploma, GED, or industrial/trade school certificate.
• Five to seven years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems on-board Navy vessels, U.S. Coast Guard vessels, MSC or maritime vessels, and practical ship‑board experience with HM&E systems and equipment.
• Familiarity 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)
• Past supervisory experience is a plus.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DBIS credential for work on U.S. Naval vessels.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends upon managerial request.
• Willingness to travel outside the Suffolk, Virginia area if required.
• Prior experience with fiber‑optic cables and multi‑pin connectors.
• Possess relevant trade‑specific hand tools.
• Experience working in a team environment and good communication skills.
• Understanding and ability to accomplish NSI 009‑73 requirements:
• Inspection, testing, installation, removal, and repair of ship‑board 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.
• Experience assisting with troubleshooting, maintaining, installing, and repairing electrical distribution systems and associated equipment and cabling.
• Experience with cable removal…