NOAA professional mariner, Allan Quintana, recovers equipment deployed from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. (Image credit: Art Howard/Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration.)
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold two hiring events in San Diego, California, on June 4 and 6, to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships.
NOAA operates a fleet of 15 hydrographic survey, oceanographic research and fisheries survey vessels. NOAA ships operate in the U.S. and around the world. The ships are run by a combination of NOAA commissioned officers and civilian professional mariners.
NOAA’s civilian professional mariners are federal employees and include engineers and unlicensed members of the engine, steward and deck departments. In addition, survey and electronic technicians operate and/or maintain the ship's mission, communications and navigation equipment.
NOAA staff will be at the hiring event to answer questions and expedite the hiring process for qualified individuals. Qualified applicants could be issued a tentative job offer on the spot. In particular, NOAA is hiring licensed engineers, oilers, able seamen and cooks. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Please bring a photo I.D. (driver’s license, passport, etc.) to the event. Applicants are also encouraged to bring, if available:
- Merchant Mariners Credential
- Maritime training certificates
- Transportation Worker Identification Card
- Military service record
More details can be found at: omao.noaa.gov/marinerjobevents.
WHAT
Hiring events in San Diego, California, for professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s research ships.
WHEN & WHERE
Tuesday, June 4
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Maritime Institute-West offsite link
3980 Sherman Street, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92110
Thursday, June 6
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Island Palms Hotel and Marina offsite link
2051 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
WHO
Recruiters from NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations
B-roll of NOAA recruiters and ship operations is available for use in any media coverage. Please credit NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations.
Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.
Media Contact
Keeley Belva, keeley.belva@noaa.gov, (240) 463-3114
