Advanced Weapons Elevators Electrician - 28689

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking an Advanced Weapons Elevators Electrician in Chesapeake, VA. This role involves installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems on various marine vessels. Candidates should have at least 6 years of relevant experience and must provide their own hand tools.

The position requires knowledge of marine electrical systems, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in challenging environments, including aboard ships and in shipyards. Benefits include comprehensive medical plans, 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 6 years of related experience in electrical systems.
• Experience with marine vessels and equipment.
• Capacity to conduct on-site equipment installations.

Responsibilities

• Install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical systems.
• Support trades team on active class surface ships.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions.

Skills

Marine electrical systems knowledge

Troubleshooting skills

Ability to read schematics

Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools for trades specialty

Job description

Advanced Weapons Elevators Electrician - 28689

Requisition Number: 28689

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience: Mid

As an Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE) Electrician with our Elevator Support Unit (ESU), you will provide task support by installing, operating, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems. This is a full‑time position located in Chesapeake, VA. Selected candidates will be required to travel to shipyards and military bases around the country and abroad when not assigned to a local task.

What You Will Do

• Support trades team by working on active class surface ships to perform alterations and installations for fleet modernization. Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify equipment.
• Perform a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as shipboard systems, integrated systems and related equipment/software at company, customer and/or field locations. Provide onsite training of customer support personnel when required. Perform quality inspections on finished product and provide onsite training of customer support personnel when required.
• May provide direction and lead others.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time. Apply comprehensive understanding of production and processes toward completion of assignments.
• Interface with customers, manage subcontractors, provide work direction and lead others. May manage one or more multiple jobs. Perform a variety of complicated and non-routine tasks including duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment.
• Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports. Schedule, report and brief customers and senior management.

What You Must Have

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience.
• Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
• Must have complete comprehension of marine electrical systems, equipment, functions, and tools.
• Must have working knowledge and experience with installing, troubleshooting, testing, maintenance and repairs of electrical systems and its associated equipment on marine vessels.
• Must have Ford or Nimitz class carriers experience.
• Must have at least 3 years of Advance Weapons Elevator (AWE) experience.
• Must have experience working on Actuators.
• Must be able to read drawings and schematics, and work packages.

Must also be able to calibrate and make minor repairs on tools/equipment.

Must have experience conducting on-site installation of equipment while following established safety, quality control & testing procedures.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment.
• Must be able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment.
• Must be able to travel when not assigned to local tasking.

Preferred

• Candidates who have graduated from and/or completed a vocational school, apprenticeship program or a skilled trades certificate program are preferred.
• Experience related to maintenance and repair of shipboard aircraft elevator, Advanced Weapons elevators, and/or ordnance handling equipment and vertical package conveyors preferred.
• Candidate with a current or active DoD clearance preferred.
• 8+ years of related experience 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.

Benefits

• Best‑in‑class medical, dental and vision plan choices
• Wellness resources
• Employee assistance programs
• 401(k) savings plan options
• Financial planning tools
• Life insurance
• Employee discounts
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships

Bonus or other non‑recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role it will be addressed by the recruiter during the screening phase of application.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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