Marine Electrician

Job Description

Job Description

Must be willing to travel/temporarily relocate to Lockport, LA.

• Paid Travel and lodging assistance available.
• Long and Short-Term Contracts.
• Immediate placement.
• PTO.
• Paid Holidays.
• Health Benefit. 

A 1st Class Electronic Technician is responsible to lay out, build, test, install, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electrical and electronic components, parts, equipment, and systems.

Essential Functions:

• Discusses layout and assembly procedures and problems with Electrical Engineer.
• Develops sketches to clarify design details and functional criteria of electronic units.
• Assembles circuitry, performs terminations or conducts testing according to engineering instructions, technical manuals and knowledge of electronic systems and components.
• Recommends changes in circuitry or installation specifications to simplify assembly and maintenance.
• Sets up standard test apparatus or devises test equipment and circuitry to conduct functional, operational, environmental, and life cycle tests to evaluate performance and reliability of prototype or production model.
• Adjusts, calibrates, aligns, and modifies circuitry and components and records effects on unit performance.
• Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system’s operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations.
• Checks functioning of newly installed equipment in vessels and structures to evaluate system performance under actual operating condition.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Electronic Technician.
• Ability to read and interpret drawing, schematics and other electrical/electronic technical documentation.
• Familiar with applicable commercial and Government specifications and codes.
• Comprehensive knowledge at component/system start up, testing, troubleshooting and repair.