Electronics Technician

Marinelink; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Salary
Average Annual Salary: $148,763 + $36,822 Bonus

Employment Type
Full Time

Experience
Mid Career

Skills

Description
The Electronics Technician is a Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) employed by the Navy to serve the Military Sealift Command (MSC) onboard naval auxiliaries and hybrid-manned warships worldwide, in peace and war. MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. MSC provides on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, contested or uncontested environments.

The Electronics Technician must be able to work independently and be proficient in interpreting test results from a variety of electrical and electronic test equipment. This test equipment includes but is not limited to oscilloscopes, function generators, I-P calibrators, power harmonic analyzers, analog and digital multi-meters, and other diagnostic instruments. The Electronics Technician must be proficient in the operation, testing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing of a wide variety of electrical and electronic equipment aboard ship. This may include, but is not limited to:

1. Engine Room control consoles & monitoring systems
2. Engine, auxiliary machinery, and boiler automation, monitoring, and boiler
3. Electrical generation, conversion, and distribution electronics and automated controls
4. Ship control systems and console
5. Main propulsion controls and console
6. Instrumentation
7. Network Data Systems
8. Bridge equipment: RADARS, ECDIS, GPS, FATHOMETER, SPEED LOG
9. CBR-D, fire, safety and security systems
10. Telephone system and exchange programming
11. Cargo handling equipment systems and monitoring
12. Aviation support systems and monitoring
13. Motor operated valves

The Electronics Technician must be versed in standard marine engineering and understand the basic relationships between various systems and equipment. The Electronics Technician must be knowledgeable of marine as well as commercial electronics practice and procedures. The Electronics Technician must be capable of effectively communicating with a variety of technical representatives and direct supervisors. The Electronics Technician is required to monitor the work of technical representatives and provide quality assurance. The incumbent must be adept at researching material requirements, creating work lists, utilizing the Naval Supply System, and prioritizing tasks based on vessel operation requirements.

Everything in this Position Description is considered to be an essential function of this position. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age and possess and maintain:

• U.S. Passport with a minimum of seven months remaining of expiration date.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and/or Department of Defense (DOD) Common Access Card (CAC) with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration.
• United States Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner’s Credential (MMC), with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration date.

Position Specific Requirements:
MMC endorsed as: Wiper AND Must meet one of the following requirements:

• a) Hold a professional certification such as “Certified Industrial Electronics Technician” provided by the International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET).
• b) Documented U.S. Military experience as a Gas Turbine Systems Technician – Electrical (GSE) or equivalent and has documented commercial Electronics Technician work history with related industrial electronics experience.
• c) Holds USCG endorsement of Electrician, has sailed as Chief Electrician/Electrician or Second Electrician, and has documented work history in assisting the ship’s Electronics Technician or in performing electronic troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs.
• d) Holds an Associate’s Degree or higher from a fully accredited institution in an Electrical, Electronics, or Process Control Discipline.

Documented Experience must be on official letterhead, form, or evaluation from current or previous employer that describes experience related to these duties. Document must include company name, applicant’s name, and name with signature of company/agency official.

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. The United States Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies.