Electrician, High Voltage
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Installs, maintains, and repairs high-voltage electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, and circuit breakers; reads blueprints, diagnoses electrical faults, and performs standard load calculations.
About this role
Amentum is seeking an Electrician-High Voltage join our team in Springfield, VA and support our government customer.
Must be a U.S. Citizen and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Responsibilities include the following:
A High Voltage Electrician performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy. Work involves most of the following: installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications, locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment, working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment, and using a variety of electrician's hand tools and measuring and testing instruments
Experience and Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a
level necessary for successful job performance.
- Medium voltage experience.
- Familiarity with electrical controls systems
- Familiarity with NEC
- Ability to lift up to 45 lbs.
- Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
- NETA III Certification or, NICET II Electrical Power Testing or Virginia Electrical
- Journeyman’s license/certificate.
- NICET I Electrical Power Testing preferred.
- Electrical Journeyman’s license/certificate or 10 yrs. Experience in commercial/industrial
setting.
- Master Electrician’s license preferred.
- OSHA 30 Card preferred
- NFPA 70E Certification preferred.
Compensation Details:
70.34Original Posting:
09/03/2026 - Until FilledAmentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
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