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General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

Test Facilities Electrician

Equipment MaintenancePosted on Nov 6

Full-timeGroton, CT, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED, or two years of related technical experience.
At least one year of electrical experience.
Prior military training, electrical job experience, or training from a vocational or technical school or community college.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret clearance.
Knowledge of NFPA 70 National Electrical Code.
Electrical competencies.
Organizational skills involving inventory, attention to detail, and customer service.
Ability to accommodate a flexible schedule for major milestone and key event testing.
Ability to perform heavy lifting, pulling, climbing ladders, and extended work in tight or confined spaces.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities: climbing, color vision, crawling, heavy lifting, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, stooping, and twisting; and to work in listed environmental conditions including acids or alkalis, cold, dry, dusty, fumes, heat, indoors, noise, oily conditions, outdoors, and wet conditions.

Responsibilities

Attend the standing crib issue point and ensure materials issued to testers comply with application, rating, and intended end use.
Route, install, and maintain shore power and pier diesel cabling, and perform diesel load testing.
Read and interpret isometric, electrical system, and test equipment drawings and diagrams for kit building and test equipment assembly.
Achieve and maintain qualifications in NAVSEA 6010, Electrostatic Discharge, Limited Radiation Worker, and Tag-Out.
Conduct preventive maintenance of test and shipboard equipment, including electrical testing and safety checks of Test Facilities cabling and equipment, and perform necessary repairs.
Work shipboard with electrical testers to troubleshoot and analyze test equipment issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Route, install, and service various temporary electrical services and systems for testing.
Use shop equipment, including an ultrasonic sink and drill press, to clean, service, repair, and fabricate test equipment.
Handle materials and operate in compliance with material history and handling requirements.

Desired Qualifications

Warehousing experience.
Understanding of the submarine test program.

Overview

The D237 Test Services and Support Electrician is responsible to support the performance of the Steam and Electric Plant (S&EP), and Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Test programs for the VIRGINIA Class and COLUMBIA Class in both Groton and Quonset Point, and routing, installing, and servicing various electrical temporary services and systems.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Standing crib issue point attendant ensuring correct materials are issued to testers that are in compliance with application, rating, and conformity to their intended end use.
Routing, installation, and maintenance of Shore Power and Pier Diesel cabling and diesel load testing.
Reading and interpreting isometric, electrical system, and test equipment drawings/diagrams for kit building and test equipment assembly.
Achieving and maintaining qualifications in NAVSEA 6010, Electrostatic Discharge, Limited Radiation Worker, and Tag-Out.
Conducting preventative maintenance of test and shipboard equipment to include electrical testing and safety checks of Test Facilities’ cabling / equipment and performing necessary repairs of Test Facilities’ equipment.
Working shipboard with electrical testers to troubleshoot and analyze issues that arise with test equipment and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Routing, installing, and servicing various electrical temporary services and systems for Test
Using shop equipment to clean, service, repair, and fabricate test equipment (ultra-sonic sink, drill press, etc.).
Operating with the highest level of integrity and formality with strict compliance on material history and handling.
Possessing a flexible schedule to accommodate major milestone and key event testing as required.
Performing heavy lifting, pulling and climbing (ladders) and work in tight/confined spaces for extended periods of time.
Be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Required:

High School diploma or GED or 2 years of related technical experience
1+ year of electrical experience
Prior military training or electrical job experience or training from Vocational or Technical School or Community College.

Preferred:

Warehousing experience

Skills

Self-motivated and technically minded with an understanding of the submarine test program
Knowledgeable of NFPA 70 National Electrical Code
Possess electrical competencies
Organizational skills including inventory, attention to detail, and customer service.

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet

About the Company

General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

General Dynamics builds warships, nuclear submarines, combat vehicles, and munitions for the U.S. military and allied governments, plus Gulfstream business jets for corporations and private owners. Gulfstream designs large, long-range jets and maintains them through its own service centers and completion shops. A separate technologies arm runs IT, cybersecurity, and command-and-control systems for defense and federal civilian agencies. The company earns its money from multiyear government contracts for ships, vehicles, and services, and the rest from selling and servicing jets. General Dynamics was founded in 1952 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Reston, VA
Founded: 1952

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