First Assistant Engineer - Mixed Work Schedule

Sealift Command; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The First Assistant Engineer (CIVMAR) with MSC serves on naval auxiliaries and hybrid-manned warships worldwide, in peace and war. Responsible for engine department machinery operation, maintenance, and proper use of SAMM and related programs.

Requires USCG license, STCW endorsements, and QMED certification, with credentials valid for at least seven months. MSC conducts continuous operations with periodic duty cycles; candidates must meet eligibility and background requirements and be prepared

Qualifications

• USCG license required for First Assistant Engineer or higher.
• STCW with III-1 to III-5 endorsements and QMED rating.
• MMC valid with remaining expiration date and TWIC.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and preserve engine department machinery and equipment.
• Apply MSC SAMM program, lubrication, water treatment, and safety procedures.
• Perform emergency duties and drills; ensure clean and safe spaces under engine dept.

Skills

Maritime engineering

Shipboard machinery

Condition monitoring

Preventive maintenance

Emergency drills

Education

USCG First Assistant Engineer license

STCW endorsements III-1 to III-5

QMED – Any Rating

Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Job description

Announcement opens continuously from 10/01/2025, with periodic cut-offs.

This is the average annual salary not the base pay featured in the job opportunity announcement. All calculations include CIVMAR total take-home pay (including overtime, penalty, etc.).

DUTIES

Candidates selected for Mixed Work Schedule and annuitants, regardless of work schedule, are not eligible for recruitment and retention incentives..

The First Assistant Engineer 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. Responsible for the proper operation, maintenance, and preservation of all engine department machinery and equipment. Responsible for the economical use of consumable supplies, stores, and spare parts; the cleanliness and proper condition of all spaces under the jurisdiction of the engine department; and the conduct and efficient performance of engine department personnel. Must be competent and skilled in the use of condition monitoring equipment, including basic interpretation and analysis of the raw test results. Must have a thorough understanding, be well versed, and be a proponent in the proper use of MSC's approved preventive maintenance and machine history program (SAMM) and special programs (e.g. lube oil analysis, implementation and administration of MSC lockout/tag out program, water treatment, electrical safety, heat stress, sewage handling, refrigerant handling, and gas free engineering). Incumbent is required to be proficient in the performance of shipboard engineering, fire, and collision drills. Carries out instructions safely and efficiently, and takes the initiative to perform emergency duties without specific orders or instructions. Masters and Department heads may add to these duties to clarify specific shipboard tasks.

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. Regular Passport (also referred to as a tourist or blue passport) with minimum of ten (10) months of expiration date.


• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) with a minimum of ten (10) 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

• USCG license endorsed as: First Assistant Engineer or above – Steam, Gas Turbine, or Motor vessels of Unlimited Horsepower.


• Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeeping (STCW) with the following endorsements:- III-1, III-2, III-3, III-4 and III-5.- Assistant Engineer (or higher).- Proficiency in survival Craft & Rescue Boats Other than FRB (PSC).


• Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) – Any Rating. (Any indicates mariner holds all Unlicensed Engine Department Ratings).

Above credentials and endorsements must be valid for at least seven months.