Electronics Technician - II

Pay: $30.00–$33.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Overtime: Paid at 1.5× the employee's regular hourly rate
Employment Type: Full-Time, Hourly
Schedule: 10-hour workdays; overtime may be authorized based on project requirements

Job Summary

Brinkman Industrial Services (BIS) is seeking qualified Electronic Technician II personnel to support vessel maintenance, repair, modernization, and installation activities in a shipyard environment.

The Electronic Technician II will support the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, testing, and modification of shipboard electrical and electronic systems. Work may include power distribution equipment, cable systems, lighting, motors, transformers, switchboards, control panels, electrical circuits, connectors, cableways, and related shipboard components.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with shipboard or industrial electrical/electronic systems, including cable routing and termination, connector assembly, electrical installation, troubleshooting, testing, and interpreting technical drawings and schematics.

Candidates must be safety-conscious, detail-oriented, dependable, and capable of performing assigned technical work independently or as part of a shipboard maintenance team.

The anticipated schedule consists of 10-hour workdays. Overtime may be authorized based on project and customer requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Install, route, terminate, connect, and test shipboard electrical cables, wiring, and associated electrical components.
• Assemble, install, terminate, and repair electrical connectors and associated cable components.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and replace shipboard electrical and electronic systems and components.
• Perform work on power distribution equipment, switchboards, lighting systems, motors, transformers, control panels, connectors, cableways, and electrical enclosures.
• Inspect, test, calibrate, and perform preventive maintenance on electrical and electronic equipment.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical faults using multimeters, insulation resistance testers (megohmmeters), and other appropriate electrical test and diagnostic equipment.
• Install, modify, and repair electrical circuits, cableways, connectors, electrical enclosures, and associated components.
• Support vessel modernization and system upgrades, including equipment removals, component replacements, modifications, and new equipment installations.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, technical manuals, work packages, and work specifications.
• Conduct operational testing to verify proper equipment and system functionality following installation, maintenance, modification, or repair.
• Accurately document completed work, testing results, identified deficiencies, and other required project information.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and assigned work areas in a safe and orderly condition.
• Perform assigned work in accordance with applicable NAVSEA requirements, technical specifications, OSHA regulations, shipyard safety requirements, customer procedures, and site-specific safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience performing electrical/electronic installation, maintenance, repair, testing, or troubleshooting in a shipboard, maritime, military, industrial, or similar technical environment.
• Hands-on experience with electrical cable routing, termination, connectors, wiring, and associated electrical components.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, technical manuals, work packages, and work specifications.
• Experience using multimeters and other electrical testing and diagnostic equipment.
• Working knowledge of electrical safety practices and procedures.
• Ability to follow technical direction, established procedures, drawings, and work specifications.
• Ability to perform assigned technical work safely and efficiently with limited supervision and as part of a shipboard maintenance team.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately document completed work and testing results.

Shipyard, U.S. Navy vessel, NAVSEA, or maritime electrical experience is strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current shipboard cableway certification.
• Current shipboard electrical connector certification.
• Previous shipyard, U.S. Navy vessel, NAVSEA, or maritime electrical experience.
• Previous experience supporting Navy vessel maintenance, repair, or modernization projects.

Employment Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be available to begin work based on the project's anticipated mobilization date.
• Understand that this is a temporary, project-based assignment expected to last approximately 365 days, subject to project and customer requirements. Continued employment beyond the project is not guaranteed; however, qualified personnel may be considered for continued work on other BIS projects and contract opportunities.
• Be available to work 10-hour workdays and authorized overtime when required.
• Be able to obtain and maintain all credentials required for shipyard, vessel, and facility access.
• Possess or complete OSHA 10 training prior to performing work.
• Successfully complete applicable pre-employment screening and customer access requirements.
• Comply with BIS, OSHA, shipyard, vessel, and customer safety requirements.
• Wear and properly use required PPE, including hard hat, steel-toe safety footwear, safety glasses, hearing protection, and other PPE required for assigned work.
• Be physically capable of performing shipboard work, including prolonged standing and walking, climbing ladders and stairs, bending, kneeling, and working in confined, elevated, or restricted spaces as required.

Pay: $30.00 - $33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 – 60.0 per week

Work Location: In person