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5902 Electronics Maintenance Officer Aviation Command and Control (C2)

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Overview

An aviation command and control electronics maintenance officer supervises and coordinates the installation, operation, and maintenance of aviation command and control electronic systems and equipment. The officer serves as the lead communications planner for Marine air command and control systems during expeditionary amphibious base and littoral operations.

Minimum clearance: Top Secret, often with SCI exposure

Core Skills

  • Expeditionary communications planning in contested environments
  • Aviation command and control systems installation oversight
  • Air traffic control electronics maintenance coordination

Civilian Career Paths

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Electronics Maintenance Supervisor

Supervising the installation, operation, and maintenance of aviation command and control electronics transfers directly to supervising civilian electronics maintenance teams.

How to prepare: Build a work-history summary showing the electronic systems, installation activities, and maintenance teams you supervised, then use it to target electronics-focused maintenance supervisor openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Coordinating aviation command and control electronics installation and maintenance provides relevant systems experience for civilian electronics support and troubleshooting.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics troubleshooting lab covering schematic reading and test equipment before targeting bench or field technician roles; the verified duties establish supervisory responsibility, not component-level repair proficiency.

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.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 5902

    [1] MOS 5902 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 15335; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Expeditionary communications planning in contested environments, Aviation command and control systems installation oversight, Air traffic control electronics maintenance coordination, Electronics Maintenance Supervisor (O*NET 49-1011.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 5902: Related SOC titles · MOS 5902 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Electronics Maintenance Supervisor (O*NET 49-1011.00)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electronics Maintenance Supervisor (O*NET 49-1011.00)

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

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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