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Shipboard Electronics Technician I
full-timeUnited States

Summary

Location

United States

Type

full-time

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About this role

Truestone is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician III to support Radio Communications Suite (RCS) installation, integration, troubleshooting, and testing aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers undergoing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH).

 

This role serves as a technical bridge between engineering, senior technicians, and shipboard production, supporting complex installations, system integration, and test activities while ensuring compliance with NAVSEA standards, drawings, and configuration requirements.


Responsibilities

  • Support integration, installation, and testing of RCS and associated shipboard communications systems.

  • Interpret and execute work from Ship Change Documents (SCDs), technical drawings, wiring diagrams, and CTWDs.

  • Provide hands-on technical support for complex cabling, equipment installation, and system integration issues.

  • Assist with system troubleshooting, fault isolation, and resolution during integration and test events.

  • Verify installation workmanship and technical compliance with NAVSEA and shipyard standards.

  • Support testing, checkout, and validation of RCS subsystems and interfaces.

  • Assist in coordination between engineering, production teams, and shipboard leadership.

  • Support development and review of Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) and test documentation.

  • Provide technical guidance to Electronics Technicians and Laborers as needed.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • 6–10 years of electronics or engineering technician experience in shipboard or DoD environments.

  • Strong understanding of shipboard communications, C4ISR, or RF-related systems.

  • Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and execute work from technical drawings and SCDs.

  • Experience supporting system integration, testing, or technical validation activities.

  • OSHA 10 certification (required).

  • Experience working to NAVSEA standards and shipyard processes.

  • Ability to obtain CAC / Public Trust and shipyard access.

Preferred / Highly Desired

  • Prior CVN or large-deck ship experience (CVN, LHD, LHA).

  • RCS, communications suite, or RF system integration experience.

  • NAVSEA cableway installation experience.

  • Fiber optic installation or testing experience.

  • Prior CTII, NIWC, or PEO C4I program experience.

Work Environment

  • Shipboard and industrial shipyard environment.

  • Confined spaces, ladders, and elevated work areas

  • PPE required at all times


Job ID

2026-21194
Work Type

On-Site
Company Description

 

Work Where it Matters

 

Truestone, an Akima company, is not just another federal lifecycle solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

 

At Truestone, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

 

For our shareholders, Truestone provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

 

For our government customers, Truestone delivers everything from requirements and design to operations, logistics, and support at every lifecycle stage for complex systems and networks.

 

As a Truestone employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Other facts

Tech stack
Electronics Technician,Shipboard Communications,C4ISR,RF Systems,System Integration,Troubleshooting,Technical Drawings,NAVSEA Standards,Installation,Testing,Fault Isolation,Technical Compliance,Objective Quality Evidence,Fiber Optic Installation,NAVSEA Cableway Installation,Hands-On Technical Support

About Akima, LLC

Akima Global Services, LLC (AGS) specializes in compliant, innovative and efficient detention management and records and document management services.

Achieving superior outcomes across complex federal missions requires deep domain expertise and an exceptional command of their systems, applications and processes. This mandate is our mission at AGS. From managing the safety and security requirements of a Service Processing Center (SPC) through automating workflow at this nation’s central records archive to serving thousands of meals a day to America’s midshipmen, AGS and its strategic partners continually exceed the most stringent performance metrics in some of today’s most complex and demanding federal environments. ISO-9001:2008 Quality Management System compliant and driven by escalating standards of quality and service, look to AGS for the transformative processes that reduce costs, mitigate risk and continually improve program performance.

Team size: 501-1,000 employees
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Industry: Security and Investigations

What you'll do

  • The technician will support the integration, installation, and testing of Radio Communications Suite systems aboard Navy aircraft carriers. They will also assist with troubleshooting and ensure compliance with NAVSEA standards.

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