An exciting career awaits you at ASC, Australia's submarine company - recently named as the sustainer of Australia's conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
We have immediate opportunities for skilled people to undertake world-leading training in the United States (U.S.), setting you up for a secure career back home in the nuclear-powered submarine program - Australia's largest-ever industrial endeavour.
Find your deeper purpose working with submarines at ASC.

Role & Responsibilities
We are seeking candidates to undertake opportunities to deploy to U.S. Navy shipyards (primarily Pearl Harbour, Hawaii), before the end of 2024 and throughout 2025. Placements will be between 12-24 months. During this time, you will receive on the job training combined with instructor led classroom learning.
This work is carried out in accordance with company and U.S. Navy processes and procedures.
Opportunities are available immediately and individuals wishing to express interest in a position should be available and interested in being repatriated in the near term.
At the completion of your deployment, you will return to Western Australia. Living and working in WA will be non-negotiable, so please consider this when applying.
Please note this is a Civilian role and recruitment processes will differ from those undertaken in Active Service Defence recruitment.

About The Role:

• Install, repair and maintain new and existing electrical cabling, systems, circuits, associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical cable and wiring systems for ships power, lighting, communications and control circuits.
• Inspect, troubleshoot and repair switchboards.
• Work from, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the work.
• Perform installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting and repairing a variety of submarine systems and components such as fly by wire controls, ships ballast and control panels, electric motors, controllers, sensors, generators and inverters.
• Perform inspections, troubleshoot and repair ships battery and associated ships equipment.

Eligibility Criteria
The successful person must possess:

• An ASC-recognised Australian electrical trade certificate and be a licensed electrician.
• Proven ability to be flexible and an eagerness to learn and develop new skills.
• An ability to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence clearance.
• Australian Citizenship.

This role requires a current National Police Clearance, an Australian Defence Security Clearance, and an ability to access protected U.S. defence technology. Your eligibility for this role is dependent on you obtaining and maintaining such clearances and approvals.
Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected U.S. defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible.

What are the benefits?
We’re here to support you prior to departing for the US and when you are overseas. As an ASC employee working in the U.S., you will have access to a host of great benefits.

• Work on U.S. Virginia Class nuclear-powered submarines and cutting-edge nuclear technology.
• Undertake world-leading training in nuclear technology.
• Have access to benefits and entitlements to support relocation and your time living and working in the U.S. (such as cost of living allowances, housing assistance, family assistance).
• Return home to a secure job with ASC in the future nuclear-powered submarine program.
• Access to ASC’s extensive employment benefits.

Next Steps

• Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be contacted as soon as possible for a brief, initial phone call to discuss further information on the opportunity and to discuss eligibility. From there, you may be invited to interview.
• Applicants who are not shortlisted will also be notified via email at the earliest opportunity.