• Electrician's Mate

    United States Coast Guard (Yorktown, VA)


    Are You...

     

    + Interested in electrical and mechanical systems?

    + Good at math or problem solving?

    + Excited to solve challenging technical problems?

    + Interested in a STEM career?

     

    Skills You'll Learn

     

    Electrical theory

     

    Circuits and programmable logic

     

    Fiber optics

     

    Training You'll Get

     

    + EMs receive a 16-week rating course in Yorktown, VA, with instruction in mathematics, physics, and electrical circuit analysis.

    + Advanced training in analog and digital electronics, programmable logic controllers, fiber optics, gyrocompass systems, power generation and speed control, and machinery plant control.

    + Both full-time and part-time Coast Guard-funded educational opportunities leading to an Associate or Bachelors Degree or higher may be available. Specifically, the Engineering Technology program is available to the EM rating.

     

    Related Civilian Jobs

     

    + Master/Journeyman Electrician

    + Electrical/Electronics Installer and Repairer

    + Power Distributor and Dispatcher

    + Power Plant Operator

    + Maintenance Supervisor