Fleet Support Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Technician
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Responsibilities
- As a Fleet Support Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Technician you will:
- Engineering support: Provide engineering support for in-service ships and submarines, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
- Troubleshooting: Collaborate with ship’s force, maintenance teams, and other engineering codes to resolve emergent technical issues during availabilities and deployments.
- Inspections and Testing: Conduct shipboard inspections, system performance evaluations, and readiness assessments.
- Technical Interface: Interface with NAVSEA, In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEAs), and other technical authorities to ensure compliance with Navy standards and specifications.
- Technical Records: Maintain detailed technical records and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for maintenance processes.
Eligibility Criteria
The successful applicant must possess:
Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or a relevant mechanical qualification
5+ years in maintenance, engineering or technical support roles (desirable)
Experience working within a shipyard, maritime, naval, defence, or defence contracting environment (highly desirable)
Australian Citizenship
An ability to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence clearance
Additional Details
During deployment, you will receive on the job training combined with instructor led classroom training. This training program and work is carried out in accordance with company and US Navy processes and procedures.
At the completion of your deployment, you will return to Western Australia (WA) to carry out the planning, management, and in-water maintenance activities on the United States Navy Virginia Class Submarines at HMAS Stirling.
Repatriation to WA is non-negotiable, so please consider this when applying.
Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected US defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible.
To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website.
Please note: This is a Civilian role and recruitment processes will differ from those undertaken in Active Service Defence recruitment.
Benefits
- We’re here to support you prior to deployment and when you are overseas. As an ASC employee working overseas, you will have access to a host of great benefits:
- Be paid to work, train, and live in the United States
- Work on world-class nuclear-powered submarines and learn cutting-edge nuclear technology
- Have access to benefits and entitlements to support relocation and your time living and working overseas (such as cost-of-living allowances, housing assistance, family assistance)
- Return home to a secure job with ASC in the future nuclear-powered submarine program
- Access to ASC’s extensive employment benefits
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted to organise a phone call for a further discussion to the opportunity.
Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.
About ASC
Government-owned Australian submarine builder and sustainer serving the Royal Australian Navy and AUKUS submarine programs.
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