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ET Electronics Technician

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Overview

Electronics Technicians install, operate, maintain, repair, calibrate, tune, and adjust electronic equipment used for communications, navigation, detection, identification, cryptography, and surveillance. They manage command and control systems, shipboard weapons, guidance and fire control systems, communications equipment, encryption equipment, radar, and tactical electronic detection systems.

Core Skills

  • Command and control system installation and repair
  • Communications system upkeep for continuous mission support

Civilian Career Paths

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Installing, repairing, and maintaining Coast Guard communications systems transfers directly to civilian communications equipment installation and repair.

How to prepare: Practice isolating faults and verifying repairs on civilian telecommunications equipment using circuit diagrams and test meters.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
  • Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cisco IOS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Maintaining and repairing Coast Guard command, control, computer, and communications systems provides directly relevant experience for electronics maintenance and test work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics testing project that uses schematics to diagnose a fault and documents equipment performance after repair.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    Provide an electronics knowledge credential for entry into civilian equipment installation, maintenance, and testing.

    For: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career Growth

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) · Funded

    Develop network access, IP connectivity, and IP services knowledge for telecommunications work involving computer networks.

    Eligibility and preparation: No certification exam prerequisites; earning the credential requires passing exam 200-301 CCNA.

    For: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: ET Electronics Technician

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry ET (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + Go Coast Guard - Enlisted Careers (gocoastguard.com)); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Command and control system installation and repair, Communications system upkeep for continuous mission support, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  2. O*NET: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

  3. O*NET: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [4] ET cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [5]ETA International: Associate Certified Electronics Technician · CETa description and CETa Exam Info; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

  5. COOL credential mapping: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [6] ET cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [7]Cisco: CCNA certification · How to earn your CCNA, Core exam 200-301 CCNA; updated 31 August 2026, retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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