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Electronics Technician - Military Sealift Command - Military Veterans

at Military Sealift Command

Bring your experience at sea to MSC as an Electronics Technician!


Average Annual Salary: $148,763 + $36,822 Bonus




The Electronics Technician must be able to work independently and be proficient and able to interpret test results from a variety of electrical and electronic test equipment. This test equipment includes but is not limited to, oscilloscopes, function generators, I-P calibrators, power harmonic analyzers, analog and digital multi-meters and other diagnostic instruments. The Electronics Technician must be proficient in the operation, testing and demonstration for regulatory bodies, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing of a wide variety of electrical and electronic equipment aboard ship. This may include, but not limited to:



  • Engine Room control consoles & monitoring systems,

  • Engine, auxiliary machinery, and boiler automation, monitoring, and boiler,

  • Electrical generation, conversion, and distribution electronics and automated controls,

  • Ship control systems and console,

  • Main propulsion controls and console,

  • Instrumentation,

  • Network Data Systems,

  • Bridge equipment: RADARS, ECDIS, GPS, FATHOMETER, SPEED LOG,

  • CBR-D, fire, safety and security systems,

  • Telephone system and exchange programming,

  • Cargo handling equipment systems, and monitoring,

  • Aviation support systems and monitoring,

  • Motor operated valves.


The Electronic Technician must be versed in standard marine engineering and understand the basic relationships between various systems and equipment. The Electronics Technician must be knowledgeable of marine as well as commercial electronics practice and procedures. The Electronics Technician must be capable of effectively communicating with a variety of technical representatives and direct supervisors. The Electronics Technician is required to monitor the work of technical representatives and provide good quality assurance. The incumbent must be adept at researching material requirements, creating work lists, utilizing the Naval Supply System and prioritizing tasks based on vessel operation requirements.




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San Diego, CA

Salary Range
$140,000 to $150,000
Military Sealift Command

Military Sealift Command, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a world-wide organization, employing more than 8,000 people, both military and civilian. The command is responsible for ocean transportation of military supplies and equipment; for providing sea-going platforms to support special at-sea missions; and for logistics support to U.S. Navy ships at sea.

The command has many different career opportunities both ashore and afloat. As part of its work force, MSC employs more than 4,000 civil service mariners, federal government employees who crew and sail MSC's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force and special missions ships--all non-combatant ships.  Click here to find open opportunities.

MSC is an equal opportunity employer.

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