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170B Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Technician

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Overview

Electromagnetic Warfare Technicians analyze, plan, organize, execute, monitor, integrate, and assess electromagnetic warfare operations, threat environments, and technical requirements. They integrate electromagnetic warfare into targeting and planning, coordinate air and ground systems, and assist in developing enemy electromagnetic warfare order of battle information, target products, intelligence, and target selection standards.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Friendly electromagnetic system coordination and deconfliction
  • EW integration into targeting processes
  • Enemy EW order of battle development
  • Air and ground EW system coordination

Civilian Career Paths

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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Assessing EW technical requirements and coordinating air and ground EW systems provides operational experience relevant to evaluating and coordinating military electronic systems.

How to prepare: Have an electronics engineering program assess your prior coursework and develop a study plan that includes circuit design and computer-assisted engineering projects.

What the civilian work involves
  • Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems.
  • Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems.
  • Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.

Notes & Sources

  • Verified EW duties establish operational planning and assessment experience, but not electronic circuit design or engineering software proficiency.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 170B Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Technician

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 170B (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer

    Supports: Friendly electromagnetic system coordination and deconfliction, EW integration into targeting processes, Enemy EW order of battle development, Air and ground EW system coordination, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (O*NET 17-2072.00)

  2. O*NET: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (O*NET 17-2072.00)

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