Senior Engineering Technician — Littoral Combat Ship Support

Job overview

The Senior Engineering Technician role is onsite in Jacksonville, FL, with hourly pay of $28.52–$31.28. The posting describes the technician as based in San Diego, CA, supporting Littoral Combat Ship platforms and traveling to domestic and overseas ports; the role is expected to travel 40% of the time. General Dynamics Mission Systems develops technology and systems for defense and scientific missions. The technician supports maintenance, mission-module movements, staging, planning, and logistics for LCS systems. The role contributes to ship readiness by performing corrective and preventive maintenance, equipment installation and testing, repairs, and technical support alongside engineering and technician teams.

What you'll do

• Support maintenance, mission-module movements and embarkation/debarkation, pre-embark staging, maintenance planning, distance support, and logistics engineering
• perform corrective, emergent, and preventive maintenance
• assist with development, installation, testing, modification, and operation of equipment and systems
• install and remove mission-module equipment on LCS ships
• construct, modify, debug, test, and adjust tools and equipment
• document experiments under guidance
• build tooling and fixtures
• use technical manuals, schematics, and drawings
• perform test-equipment operations, fiber and cable repair, connector repair, and basic soldering.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior engineering technician

littoral combat ship

mission module maintenance

jacksonville fl listing

san diego ca base stated

general dynamics mission systems

40% travel

secret clearance required

u.s. citizenship required

shipboard maintenance

$28.52–$31.28 per hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting describes a collaborative team, opportunities to gain technical knowledge, and work supporting defense and scientific missions.

Why this role

Associate degree or equivalent and at least one year of relevant experience required; Department of Defense Secret clearance required at hire and U.S. citizenship required. Expected travel is 40%; physically demanding shipboard work includes working aloft and lifting 50 pounds or more.

About the employer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.