Akima Infrastructure Services
1st Class Marine Electrician - Interior Communications (apx 50% with Security Cl
Akima Infrastructure Services, Suffolk, Virginia, United States, 23437
1st Class Marine Electrician – Interior Communications (≈50% Travel, Security Clearance)
Location:
Suffolk, Virginia .
Work Schedule: Monday through Saturday, 10 hours a day as needed.
Travel: Approximately 50% travel within and outside of the continental United States.
Responsibilities
Install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for interior communications on Navy surface ships.
Maintain and repair electrical systems on marine vessels, troubleshooting and restoring electronic equipment on board and in shipyard facilities.
Apply advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems beyond manufacturer manuals, including determining circuitry locations, evaluating electromagnetic radiation, isolating malfunctions, and incorporating engineering changes.
Analyze circuits, calculate waveforms, trace signal flows, and use complex test instruments such as high‑frequency pulse generators, frequency synthesizers, distortion analyzers, and computer‑controlled equipment.
Assist with general compliance reviews and provide technical guidance to lower‑level technicians.
Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment and structures for fleet modernization on U.S. Navy surface ships.
Layout, fabricate, and install electrical wiring, coaxial cable, and fiber optic cabling onboard vessels.
Read and interpret schematics, blueprints, engineering sketches, work orders, and technical documents—including controlled work packages, test documents, reports, and trip reports.
Make cable removals, install cables overhead, along bulkheads, or under decks, and replace connectors.
Inspect completed work for specification conformance.
Maintain effective communication with supervisors and managers.
Qualifications
DoD Secret clearance required.
High school diploma, GED, or industrial/trade school certificate.
5 to 7 years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems on U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, MSC or maritime vessels, with practical shipboard experience with HM&E systems.
Familiarity with interior communications systems: MC, HYDRA, IVN, IVCN, SATCC, SIWCS.
Experience with fiber optic cables and multi‑pin connectors.
Must be able to access government installations via a Biometric Defense Identification System (DBIS) credential.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, and travel as required.
Prior supervisory experience is a plus.
Experience with NSI 009‑73 requirements: inspections, testing, installation, removal, and repair of shipboard electrical cabling and electronic equipment.
Knowledge of cable installations, banding, terminal boxes, connection boxes, equipment, penetrations, cableways, hangers, and related components.
Familiarity with MCT, MCP, stuffing tube procedures, bonding, grounding, and air testing (NSI 009‑25).
Proficiency with multimeters, megohmmeters, and general electrical troubleshooting.
Understanding of electrical drawings and schematics, safe use of measurement instruments, and NAVSEA Standard items.
Preferred Qualifications
Current NAVSEA Multipin Connector Certification (NSI 009‑73).
Current NAVSEA Fiber Optic Certification (NSI 009‑123).
NAVSEA Cableway Improvement Program certifications.
Graduation from or completion of a vocational school or skilled trades certificate program.
Active DoD Secret clearance.
OSHA 10 Maritime Certification.
Microsoft Office knowledge.
Physical Demands
Lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes (minimum 30 lbs).
Work on ladders, in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions, and in confined spaces.
Perform duties involving high heat, humidity, noise, dirty conditions, and aloft or over vessel sides.
Ride ships at sea for extended periods.
Wear a respirator if required.
Travel 50% within and outside the continental United States.
Job ID: 2025‑20077
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Suffolk, Virginia .
Work Schedule: Monday through Saturday, 10 hours a day as needed.
Travel: Approximately 50% travel within and outside of the continental United States.
Responsibilities
Install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for interior communications on Navy surface ships.
Maintain and repair electrical systems on marine vessels, troubleshooting and restoring electronic equipment on board and in shipyard facilities.
Apply advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems beyond manufacturer manuals, including determining circuitry locations, evaluating electromagnetic radiation, isolating malfunctions, and incorporating engineering changes.
Analyze circuits, calculate waveforms, trace signal flows, and use complex test instruments such as high‑frequency pulse generators, frequency synthesizers, distortion analyzers, and computer‑controlled equipment.
Assist with general compliance reviews and provide technical guidance to lower‑level technicians.
Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment and structures for fleet modernization on U.S. Navy surface ships.
Layout, fabricate, and install electrical wiring, coaxial cable, and fiber optic cabling onboard vessels.
Read and interpret schematics, blueprints, engineering sketches, work orders, and technical documents—including controlled work packages, test documents, reports, and trip reports.
Make cable removals, install cables overhead, along bulkheads, or under decks, and replace connectors.
Inspect completed work for specification conformance.
Maintain effective communication with supervisors and managers.
Qualifications
DoD Secret clearance required.
High school diploma, GED, or industrial/trade school certificate.
5 to 7 years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems on U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, MSC or maritime vessels, with practical shipboard experience with HM&E systems.
Familiarity with interior communications systems: MC, HYDRA, IVN, IVCN, SATCC, SIWCS.
Experience with fiber optic cables and multi‑pin connectors.
Must be able to access government installations via a Biometric Defense Identification System (DBIS) credential.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, and travel as required.
Prior supervisory experience is a plus.
Experience with NSI 009‑73 requirements: inspections, testing, installation, removal, and repair of shipboard electrical cabling and electronic equipment.
Knowledge of cable installations, banding, terminal boxes, connection boxes, equipment, penetrations, cableways, hangers, and related components.
Familiarity with MCT, MCP, stuffing tube procedures, bonding, grounding, and air testing (NSI 009‑25).
Proficiency with multimeters, megohmmeters, and general electrical troubleshooting.
Understanding of electrical drawings and schematics, safe use of measurement instruments, and NAVSEA Standard items.
Preferred Qualifications
Current NAVSEA Multipin Connector Certification (NSI 009‑73).
Current NAVSEA Fiber Optic Certification (NSI 009‑123).
NAVSEA Cableway Improvement Program certifications.
Graduation from or completion of a vocational school or skilled trades certificate program.
Active DoD Secret clearance.
OSHA 10 Maritime Certification.
Microsoft Office knowledge.
Physical Demands
Lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes (minimum 30 lbs).
Work on ladders, in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions, and in confined spaces.
Perform duties involving high heat, humidity, noise, dirty conditions, and aloft or over vessel sides.
Ride ships at sea for extended periods.
Wear a respirator if required.
Travel 50% within and outside the continental United States.
Job ID: 2025‑20077
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