Apprentice Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 4 year of relevant professional experience
• NNS Apprentice School graduate (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience (may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree)
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office software including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint Editor
• Must be knowledgeable of Adobe Acrobat, Windows, and Microsoft Edge

Nice To Haves

• Naval Nuclear Propulsion experience is preferred.
• Candidate should be familiar with hardware and software troubleshooting.
• 5 or more years of experience in researching, editing, writing, and developing technical manuals
• Experience in Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is preferred.
• AutoCAD Experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Writes, rewrites and/or edits technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences.
• Acquires subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referring to technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals.
• Oversees preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts.
• Conducts quality review of materials.
• Responsible for development and maintenance of component technical manuals.
• Regularly communicates with the NAVY, NNL, and Engineers/Designers across departments via email, phone, and in-person meetings.
• Requires regular attendance of meetings that discuss hardware and software changes impacting the individual's assigned manual(s).
• Performing validation and verification tasks of component technical manuals.

Benefits

• medical plan choices
• prescription drug plan choices
• dental plan choices
• vision plan choices
• on-site health centers
• tele-medicine
• wellness resources
• employee assistance programs
• savings plan options (401K)
• financial education and planning tools
• life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• employee discounts
• early childhood education scholarships
• post-secondary education scholarships