Electrical In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Technician

Archer; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in collaboration with MANTECH seeks an Electrical In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Technician for onsite work at JEB Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA. The role emphasizes troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades of naval boat systems, with a focus on electrical subsystems and shipboard installations.

You will perform surveys, validations, and testing, update documentation, and support lifecycle management while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of DoD or Navy engineering/maintenance experience.
• Active Boat Captain’s License is required.
• Experience with electrical/navigation systems, propulsion controls, HVAC, and shore power interfaces.
• Ability to read, interpret, and validate technical drawings, schematics, and engineering change documents.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical expert for troubleshooting, on-call assistance, system upgrades, maintenance, and repair of boat systems at waterfront craft locations.
• Conduct boat surveys, inspections, and system validations; test to verify performance and compliance.
• Support configuration control, update technical documentation, and identify replacements for obsolete parts.
• Track findings and lifecycle data; provide crew familiarization and share information with customers.
• Capture redlined drawing updates, administer system operability verification tests, and perform boat checks.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance system availability and sustainment.

Skills

Electrical systems

Troubleshooting

DoD/Navy experience

Schematic interpretation

On-site operations

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s in engineering technology

Job description

Archer is collaborating with MANTECH to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. MANTECH seeks a highly experienced and mission-driven Electrical In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Technician to join our team at JEB Little Creek Virginia Beach, VA. This is an onsite position.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Serving as a technical expert for troubleshooting, on-call assistance, system upgrades, maintenance, and repair of boat systems at waterfront craft locations.
• Conducting boat surveys, inspections, assessments, hands-on BOATALT and LAR system validations, and testing to verify system performance and compliance.
• Supporting configuration control over dozens of boats, updating technical documentation, supporting overhauls, and identifying replacements for obsolete parts.
• Tracking technical findings and lifecycle data while providing crew familiarization and sharing technical information with end-customers.
• Capturing redlined drawing updates, administering System Operability Verification Tests (SOVT), and completing boat checks.
• Recommending and implementing process improvements to enhance system availability, readiness, and long-term sustainment effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of progressively responsible experience supporting DoD or Navy engineering, maintenance, or technical programs.
• Must possess an active Boat Captain’s License.
• Focused experience with electrical systems including navigation, communications, steering, propulsion controls, HVAC, and shore power interfaces.
• Significant experience reading, interpreting, and validating technical drawings, schematics, engineering change documentation, and system specifications.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing complex mechanical or networked systems.
• Experience supporting shipboard installations, integration testing, and operational validation events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Prior experience supporting U.S. Navy systems in a maintenance capacity, senior fleet sustainment role, or working for boat builders and private watercraft.
• Self-starter with excellent people skills - able to work across teams, organize meetings/boards, and drive change throughout an organization.

Clearance Requirements

• An active Secret clearance is required for this position.

Physical Requirements

• You must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• You will need to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
• This role frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• You must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.