Electrician, Maritime Production Electrical Assembly

Santa Ana · Santa Ana, CA (OC-42) · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 4, 2026

At a glance

As an Electrical Assembly Technician, you'll wear two hats, balancing product-side assembly for marine compartments with facility-side electrical maintenance and installations.
You will be expected to own the work from sizing through installation and energization to keep the shop floor powered and operational.

Assemble electrical panels, switchboards, junction boxes, and controller enclosures, installing components, wiring per schematics, and dressing/lacing wiring.
Pull, route, and secure cable through compartment foundations, hangers, stuffing tubes, and penetrations.
Terminate cables at connectors, terminal blocks, lugs, and equipment interfaces.
Hook up motors, controllers, and actuators by verifying phasing, megging, and continuity.
Support electrical testing and groom completed electrical systems for company, customer, and government inspections.
Install, wire, and terminate high-voltage equipment feeds for CNC machines, welding equipment, overhead cranes, and production tooling.
Size and install transformers (480V to 240V step-down) for production equipment requirements.
Install conduit, cable tray, wireways, and raceways per NEC.
Wire distribution panels, disconnects, motor starters, and VFDs, and perform facility electrical troubleshooting and repair.
Maintain compliance with NAVSEA, SUBSAFE, and SOC requirements as applicable to submarine electrical systems, and complete hardcopy and electronic documentation.

High school diploma or GED.
7+ years of electrical experience: industrial, shipboard, or manufacturing environments.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, single-line diagrams, and cable schedules.
Experience with 480V 3-phase and 208/240V single- and 3-phase systems — installation, termination, and troubleshooting.
Experience pulling, routing, and terminating electrical cable.
Proficiency with wire harness fabrication: crimping, soldering, connector assembly.
Working knowledge of NEC for facility electrical installations.
Experience using meggers, multimeters, hi-pot testers, and phase rotation meters.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

California licensed electrician (journeyman or master).
Experience with NAVSEA, SUBSAFE, or SOC-controlled electrical systems.
Military shipbuilding, submarine, or naval shipyard experience.
IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification (Certified IPC Specialist or Trainer).
Experience sizing and installing transformers and coordinating protective devices.
Background in CNC machine or heavy industrial equipment electrical hookup.
Background in aerospace, defense, or AS9100 / ISO 9001 environments.

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next