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Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is currently seeking a Full-Time Electrician I in Honolulu, HI.
Summary: Install, adjust, or maintain electronics and/or electrical equipment on board U.S. vessels / government installations in the ship repair industry.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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- Inspects and tests electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices.
- Splices wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solders connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
- Installs new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required and locates and removes or repairs circuit defects, such as blown fuses.
- Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
- Refers to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections.
- Cuts openings and drills holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills, hole saws, hole punches and routers.
- Measures, cuts, and installs frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.
- Reassembles and tests equipment after repairs.
- Follows blueprints to determine the location of wiring and equipment and to ensure conformance to shipboard requirements.
- Troubleshoots motor controllers, control panels, and power distribution panels.
- Performs Electrical Testing using multimeter, miggers, amp meters, load banks.
- Assembles multi-pin connectors and fiber optic connections.
- Writes WAFS.
- Runs cable and cable installation crews, bands cables, cableway inspections and installs cable tags.
- Opens and closes MCTs, troubleshoots, diagnoses and repairs electrical circuits and equipment such as lighting circuits, IC circuits, and controllers, transformers, and distribution systems.
- Follows NAVSEA Standard Items.
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Required Qualifications:
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- High school diploma or equivalent or related vocational training.
- Minimum of 1 year experience as an electrician in the ship repair industry.
- Has experience troubleshooting, repairing and testing of electrical powered equipment, electrical connections, fiber optics, cableways, transformers, motor controllers, lighting, completing connection/disconnection cut sheets.
- Experienced in one or more of the following, circuit breaker repair, generator cleaning and repair, voltage regulator repair, control circuit repair, blown fiber certified.
- Understands and is familiar with NAVSEA Standard items.
- Ability to work from blueprints, drawings, sketches or layouts in standard English text. Basic knowledge of techniques, materials, tools and equipment used.
- Knowledgeable in electrical and electronic theory and NEC code, low / high Voltage systems, Lockout /Tag-out procedures and in Safety of Electrical Operations.
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to military and government installations worldwide.
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Skills:
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- Must have hook up and disconnection skills.
- Effective oral and written communication.
- Sound interpersonal skills needed to interface, coordinate with company personnel, customers, and outside contacts, if appropriate.
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Abilities:
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- Able to interpret shipboard connection DWG, understands and can follow NAVSEA Standard Items, has 3 years' shipboard experience .
- Ability to use electronic theory (analog and digital, RF knowledge a plus), to use common laboratory electronic test equipment and to work from schematics and rough sketches.
- Able to use test instruments such as high frequency pulse generators, frequency synthesizers, distortion analyzers, and computer control equipment.
- Able to exercise good judgment in performing such tasks as making circuit analyses, calculating wave forms, and tracing relationships in signal flow.
- Ability to read, interpret, and follow detailed written instructions, schematics or drawings and to conduct activities in a safe manner.
- Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedure appropriate principles and applicable state
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Qualifications:
- Fiber and copper connection qualified.
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ADA Notations:
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- Requires walking, reaching, sitting and concentration in the presence of occasional noise.
- Able to move in narrow and restricted passageways, up/down steep and narrow ladders or stairways, and up and down antenna masts/yardarms (on board ships).
- Able to lift, carry and move objects up to 50 lbs. in weight.
- Must have manual and finger dexterity; able to grasp, manipulate, assemble small objects.
- Able to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Able to perceive and distinguish normal range of colors.
- May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and steel-toe boots.
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Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.