Senior Electrician

Job Title: Senior Electrician

At Huntington Ingalls Industries, we are committed to delivering exceptional results and making a positive impact on our customers and communities. As a Senior Electrician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of our US Navy ships.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Electrician to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for installing, operating, maintaining, repairing, and providing technical support for electrical equipment at our Newport News Shipyard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Master understanding of production and processes
• Interface with customers, manage subcontractors, and provide work direction to others
• May provide direction and lead others, manage one or more multiple jobs
• Complete comprehension of specialty trades functions and tools
• Perform a variety of complicated and non-routine tasks
• Develop and use technical documents, including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports, and task or trip reports
• Schedule, report, and brief customers and senior management
• May perform quality inspections on finished product
• Perform duties outside of specialty to complete installation or work assignment

Requirements:

• High School education or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience
• Working knowledge and experience with troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs of electrical systems and associated equipment (motors, motor controllers, etc.)
• Proficient in reading electrical drawings and schematics
• Ability to follow and enforce safety procedures to ensure a safe and secure work environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD confidential security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment
• Ability to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment
• Ability to provide hand tools per trades designation
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Previous experience working in Vertical Package Conveyor Operations
• Previous experience working with PLC Controllers
• Able to read and understand the use of precision measuring tools
• Able to identify system and component location based on ships structure
• Previous experience and ability to use meters and test equipment
• Prefer technical/professional certifications

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes (exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs)
• Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions, and in confined spaces
• Able to perform other duties as required, which may involve high heat, humidity, noise, and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels
• May ride ships at sea for extended periods
• May require wearing a respirator
• Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States

Salary Range:

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration, including the role's function, a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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