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618X Electronics Specialty LDO
Overview
Surface Electronics Limited Duty Officers lead and manage maintenance within combat systems, operations, and weapons departments afloat and ashore. They oversee the operation, interoperability, maintenance, acquisition, logistics, and program management of weapons, fire control, sonar, tactical data, communications, computers, navigation, air traffic control, and related systems.
Core Skills
- electronics systems maintenance management
- combat systems and sensors integration oversight
- systems interoperability planning
- communications and data systems management
- technical troubleshooting and fault isolation leadership
- logistics and lifecycle support planning
- acquisition and program management support
- training program development and delivery
- test and evaluation coordination
- cross-functional team leadership
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- SAP software
- Circuit evaluation software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Fluke Corporation FlukeView Forms
- Megger PowerDB
Civilian Career Paths
- Electrical Engineering
- Network Engineering
- Systems Administration
- Project Management
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa)
- Electronics Module AC (EM2)
- Electronics Module Analog (EM3)
- Electronics Module Comprehensive (EM5)
- Electronics Module DC (EM1)
Career Growth
- Electronics Module Digital (EM4)
- RADAR Electronics Technician (RAD)
- Ship Radar Endorsement
- CEDIA Certified Cabling & Infrastructure Technician (CIT)
- CEDIA Certified Integrated Systems Technician (IST)
What the Work Involves
- Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
- Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
Related Occupations
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
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