Description
Ground Electronics Maintenance Officers (2802) manage maintenance operations in the Marine forces, Marine expeditionary forces, bases, posts, and stations to include headquarters Marine Corps. They serve as the Ground Electronics Maintenance Technical Advisor on general staffs. They may command, or assist in commanding a ground maintenance unit or test, evaluate, and advise in a foreign or joint environment. They provide staff level planning and technical advice concerning maintenance capabilities and supportability for ground electronics equipment to the unit, MSC, MAGTF, and MARFOR commander as well as at the enterprise level. 2802’s additionally serve in a variety of billets (within their occupational field) that include the development and execution of formal training, integration of maintenance support into MAGTF operations, management of maintenance policy and doctrine, and support the requirements development and acquisition processes of ground-electronics systems and related maintenance support equipment. Marines in this MOS may be assigned to a BIC (within their occupational field) that has been coded with one or more DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) work role codes. Please reference DoDI 8140.10, DoDM 8140.10, and the MOS roadmap for additional training and certification requirements associated with these work role codes.
Core Skills
- electronics maintenance management
- IT and communications maintenance planning
- preventive and corrective maintenance oversight
- technical troubleshooting leadership
- logistics and supply chain coordination
- quality assurance and compliance
- systems lifecycle management
- budgeting and resource management
- technical staff leadership and mentoring
- operations and maintenance documentation
- risk management and continuity planning
- cross-functional coordination with operations and IT
- vendor and contract management
- data-driven decision making and reporting
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Linux+
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- ITIL 4 Foundation
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Civilian Career Paths
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- IT MANAGEMENT
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Data sourced from official Marine Corps publications and public military occupational references. Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.