Description
Surface Electronics Chief Warrant Officers serve as the maintenance technician with strong technical leadership and management experience within combat systems, operations, or weapons departments both afloat and ashore across multiple warfare enterprises. They serve in billets related to the operation, interoperability, maintenance, acquisitions, logistics, program development, and MPT&E or weapons of weapons, fire control, sonar, tactical data, AA&E, communications, computers, navigation, air traffic control, auxiliary, and space/ballistic missile defense and C5I related systems. This is a sea intensive designator demanding worldwide assignability.
Core Skills
- electronics systems engineering and integration
- combat systems and C4ISR operations
- radar, sonar, and fire control systems oversight
- communications and tactical data link management
- maintenance program management
- configuration and lifecycle management
- technical leadership and supervision
- fault isolation and complex troubleshooting
- requirements and acquisition support
- logistics and supply chain coordination
- training program development and delivery
- risk management and readiness assessment
- technical documentation and reporting
- cross-functional coordination with operations
- cybersecurity awareness for combat systems
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
- Cisco CCNA
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Civilian Career Paths
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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