ELECTRICIAN’S MATE (El Paso)

EMs install, maintain, and repair sophisticated electrical equipment and machinery control systems at Coast Guard units and onboard cutters.

EMs are responsible for electrical equipment, including power generation and distribution systems, propulsion motors, navigation equipment, and machinery control systems. You’ll be trained in electrical theory, circuit applications, programmable logic, and fiber optics principles. At smaller units, an EM may be the Engineer Petty Officer, who is responsible for the engineering department and equipment. EMs are assigned to a wide variety of units.