Lead Shipboard Fiber Optics Technician

Stratas Corporation, Inc.; Chesapeake (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K Plan with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time-off

Job summary

StratasCorp in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Senior-level Shipboard Fiber Cable Technician to install, test, maintain, and repair fiber optic networks aboard maritime vessels. This on-site role requires travel and work on Navy bases, ships, and shipboard facilities.

Responsibilities include calibrating diagnostic equipment, interpreting drawings, and mentoring junior technicians. The position emphasizes safety, MEA awareness, and teamwork within a disciplined maritime environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 to 5+ years of hands-on shipboard electronics and network cableways.
• Must obtain Maritime OSHA 10-hour safety certification.

Responsibilities

• Pull, route, and secure fiber optic cables through shipboard pathways, MCTs, and main cableways.
• Terminate, splice, and polish fiber optic connectors (ST, SC, LC) and perform precision fusion splicing.
• Calibrate and use OTDRs, DB loss meters, and VFLs to measure signal strength and verify system integrity.
• Interpret NavSea drawings, Ship Installation Drawings, blueprints, and manuals to support modernization.
• Provide training to other shipboard technicians and junior fiber technicians.

Skills

Fiber optic installation

Cable termination & splicing

System testing (OTDR)

Blueprints/SIDs interpretation

Training others

Education

High school diploma

Maritime OSHA 10 certification

Job description

StratasCorp in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Senior-level Shipboard Fiber Cable Technician to install, test, maintain, and repair fiber optic networks aboard maritime vessels. This on-site role requires travel and work on Navy bases, ships, and shipboard facilities.

Responsibilities include calibrating diagnostic equipment, interpreting drawings, and mentoring junior technicians. The position emphasizes safety, MEA awareness, and teamwork within a disciplined maritime environment.