Electrical In-Service Engineering Agent Technician

MANTECH; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a highly experienced Electrical In‑Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Technician to join our team at JEB Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA. This is an on-site role supporting DoD/Navy programs with advanced electrical systems expertise.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, boat system maintenance, surveys, validations, and documentation updates. A Secret clearance is required; preferred qualifications include a related degree and shipboard experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years DoD or Navy engineering/maintenance experience.
• Experience with electrical systems: navigation, comms, steering, propulsion, HVAC, shore power.
• Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Troubleshooting and repair of complex mechanical or networked systems.
• Experience supporting shipboard installations and testing.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, provide on-call support, upgrade, maintain, and repair boat systems at waterfront locations.
• Conduct boat surveys, inspections, validations, and testing to verify performance.
• Support configuration control, update technical documentation, support overhauls, and replacements for obsolete parts.
• Track findings and lifecycle data; provide crew familiarization and share information with end-customers.
• Capture redlined drawing updates, administer SOVT, and complete boat checks.
• Recommend process improvements to boost system availability, readiness, and sustainment.

Skills

Electrical systems

Schematics interpretation

Troubleshooting

Shipboard installations

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in engineering technology

Job description

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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

• - 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.
• - 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.

Compensation Range

The projected compensation range for this position is $49,100.00-$82,500.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short‑term and long‑term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

Equality and Diversity

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at [e-mail] (mailto:[e-mail]) and provide your name and contact information.