Engineer

Job description

**Overview**



ENGINEER (AUTEC-2025-23902):











Bowhead seeks a USCG Licensed Engineer (4000 HP or Greater) to operate Navy vessels out of Andros Island Bahamas supporting the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC).

The Vessel Engineer will work to work as part of a close knit team, as well as independently, to accomplish a range of maritime functions as you support AUTEC.













* This position will require full time relocation to the island.

The work is 5 days a week 50 hour work weeks.

We cover the flight there and lodging is covered by the Navy as you would live there on the base.

We submit and hold your security clearance.

We have a reimbursement program to help offset a majority if not all of the costs shipping what you want in your room.*

















**Responsibilities**



As a member of the team you will: Operate AUTEC's marine vessel Propulsion Systems and associated marine equipment, when not operating assigned vessel you will perform maintenance duties to ensure vessel readiness or fill in to operate other vessel engineering systems.

The Vessel Engineer will ensure that the vessel engineering systems are prepared and ready to depart to meet the assigned schedule.





+ Responsible for the safe operation of the propulsion plants of small craft and ocean going vessels up to and over 160' in length.

Conducting pre-evolution briefs, Safety Briefs, Shipboard Drills such as man-overboard, fire and flooding casualty drills Must have experience in supervising and conducting engine inspections and preventative maintenance system documentation and maintaining appropriate historical records.

Must have experience in routine vessel operations PLUS the following:

+ Routine engineering operations

+ Preventative / corrective maintenance to engineering equipment

+ Deck repairs and modifications

+ Shipboard safety measures (firefighting, basic first-aid and emergency shipboard systems)

















**Qualifications**



* This position will require full time relocation to the island.

The work is 5 days a week 50 hour work weeks.

We cover the flight there and lodging is covered by the Navy as you would live there on the base.

We submit and hold your security clearance.

We have a reimbursement program to help offset a majority if not all of the costs shipping what you want in your room.*





+ USCG Chief Engineer License 4000 HP or higher required with STCW 95 endorsement.

+ TWIC (Transportation Worker Identity Card) required.

+ Military experience is a PLUS.

Familiarity with US Navy PMS System a Plus.

Ability to conduct planned maintenance on all marine vessel engineering systems.

Submit reports, develop trend analysis on high failure components and make recommendations for repairs or replacement.

Maintain all logs and records, submit lube oil analysis of Main Engines and Generator Sets.

Oversee fuel and lube oil onloads - Tankerman Certificates or endorsement a plus.











Physical Demands:





+ Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

+ Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time

+ Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

+ Work in all weather conditions, Hot and Loud Environments











SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must be able to maintain or obtain a security clearance at the Secret level.

US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.











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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements.

If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check.

All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.



Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification.

In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.



UIC is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics EOE/D/V.

In furtherance, pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec.

1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants, based on the provisions contained within The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.



All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com, and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered.

Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed.

Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance (https://uicalaska.com/careers/recruitment/).



The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)



UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement.

Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results.

Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies.

Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees.

Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.



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**ID** _2025-23902_





**Category** _Mariners/Vessels/Diesel Engineers_





**Location : Location** _BS-Andros Town_





**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain** _N/A_





**Minimum Clearance Required** _Secret_





**Travel Requirement** _10% - 25%_

Required Skill Profession

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