Test & Activation Specialist II
Austal USAMobile, Alabama, United States
Posted December 4, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Austal USA is a ship manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Ala., with service centers in San Diego and Singapore and a technology center in Charlottesville, Va. With the most modern steel panel line in the shipbuilding industry, Austal USA’s facility is capable of supporting the manufacture of both aluminum and steel ships. Austal USA leverages a moving module production line and strict adherence to lean manufacturing principles to consistently deliver on-schedule and on-budget. Austal USA is currently under contract for several programs, including the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), and the U.S. Navy TAGOS-25 ocean surveillance ship, Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue ship (T-ATS), Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel, Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS), Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM), and Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programs. Austal USA is also supporting Navy unmanned vessel programs leveraging its advanced machinery control system. Austal USA’s service business provides global support to U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and other customers. Austal USA’s San Diego Service Center includes a waterfront facility that will have the capability to drydock small combatants and similar sized ships. Earning 27 safety excellence awards, Austal USA continues to be one of the safest shipyards in America.
Job Description
Test & Activation Specialist II responsible for performing moderately complex test technician duties in support of Test Engineers, troubleshooting and debugging assemblies and systems, and preparing diagnostic tests and assisting in the design and test of complex test equipment.
Requirements
- Two (2) to four (4) years' Test and Activation experience in a shipyard, marine, aerospace, or offshore oil and gas environment
- Test training equivalent to two (2) years technical trade school or military technical school, and/or, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Mariner experience
- Ability to work in a shipyard environment
- Desirable skills: industrial or marine ancillary machinery systems installation/operation, shipboard engineering plant terminology and operations, ship construction drawings and testing procedures
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship