Senior Hull Mechanical Technician

MANTECH•Virginia Beach, VA

5d•$49,100 - $82,500•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a highly experienced, mission-driven Senior Hull Mechanical Technician to support defense work at JEB Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This is an onsite role supporting boat systems and equipment at waterfront craft locations, primarily in the Norfolk area and occasionally around the world. The technician provides expert troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing, configuration support, and fleet sustainment assistance. An active Secret clearance is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least 4 years of progressively responsible experience supporting DoD or Navy engineering, maintenance, or technical programs.
Experience reading, interpreting, and validating technical drawings, schematics, engineering change documentation, and system specifications.
Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing complex mechanical or networked systems.
Experience with mechanical issues involving pipe fluid systems such as fuel, hydraulic, cooling, bilge, and lube oil systems; HVAC systems; and propulsion drive configurations, potentially including aluminum hull repair, corrosion, and pitting analysis.
Familiarity with fleet support processes, technical directives, maintenance data systems, and modernization programs.
Experience supporting shipboard installations, integration testing, and operational validation events.
An active Secret security clearance.
Ability to remain stationary 50% of the time and occasionally move around an office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
Ability to communicate frequently with coworkers, management, and customers, including delivering presentations, and exchange accurate information.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
Prior experience supporting U.S. Navy systems in a maintenance or senior fleet sustainment capacity, or working for boat builders or on private watercraft.
Self-starter with excellent people skills who can work across teams, organize meetings or boards, and drive organizational change.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting, on-call assistance, system upgrades, maintenance, and repair of boat systems and equipment at waterfront craft locations.
Conduct boat surveys, inspections, assessments, hands-on BOATALT and LAR system validations, and tests to verify performance, reliability, and compliance with technical requirements.
Support configuration control, research and update technical documentation, support boats through availabilities and overhauls, and identify replacements for obsolete parts.
Track technical findings and lifecycle data in accordance with program standards; familiarize new crews with systems and share technical information.
Capture drawing deviations and redlined drawing updates to maintain configuration control; perform LAR reviews and validations, administer System Operability Verification Tests (SOVT), and complete boat checks.
Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance system availability, readiness, and long-term sustainment effectiveness.