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Alion Science and Technology

Shipyard Electrician - 2833

Bremerton, WA

Job Description
Who We Are

When a U.S. Navy ship needs repairs, they call us. Join our team as we keep the most powerful Navy the world has known afloat and ready to serve! The Marine Electrician position will support contracted skilled trades work on our Elevator Support Unit (ESU). You will help us with installations and alterations to Weapon Elevators, Aircraft Elevators, and their associated systems on U.S. Navy ships. Travel within and outside of the continental United States may be required.

What You Will Do

  • The selected candidate will support ESU by performing a variety of skilled trades, maintenance and technical tasks on aircraft carrier elevators, cargo handling systems and associated equipment, including aircraft elevators, weapons elevators and vertical stores conveyors.
  • Selected candidate will work closely with higher level employee in specialized assignments.
  • May train/assist other employees/navy personal on shipboard systems and day-to-day operation.
  • Work includes daily activities of physical labor in an industrial and shipboard environment.
  • Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies equipment.
  • Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
  • Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance.
  • Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time.
  • Installs, upgrades and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
  • Maintains effective customer communications and relations.
  • Applies understanding of production and processes to assignments.
  • May assist in the development and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
  • Performs duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment.

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What You Must Have
  • Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years of related experience.
  • Must have experience performing troubleshooting, preventative maintenance and testing of electrical systems.
  • Must be proficient in reading electrical drawings and schematics
  • Must have experience conducting on-site installation of equipment while following established safety, qualify control & testing procedures.
  • Must be able to calibrate, and make minor repairs on tools/equipment.
  • Must be able to obtain/maintain base access credentials (DBIDS), a DoD Security Clearance, and must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • This position requires up to 25-50% business travel.
  • Must be able to provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
  • A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.


Bonus Points for...
  • 4 - 8 years of related experience in the operation, repair and maintenance of marine electrical systems highly desired
  • Prior Shipboard experience preferred, prior experience on elevators is highly desired.
  • Candidates who hold a current or active DoD confidential clearance or higher preferred.
  • Candidate with related technical training, degrees and/or certifications preferred.


Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs. 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. Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

HII Technical Solutions:

Building on a legacy of more than a century of naval shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries' Technical Solutions division provides mission-critical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide. Comprising nearly 6,000 professionals in 45 states and 16 countries, our unique national security services portfolio includes unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. For more information, visit tsd.huntingtoningalls.com.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com

A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Job ID: Alion-EpFRh2IQV3Fg
Employment Type: Other