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C05A Electronic Warfare (EW) Coordinator (Advanced Application)

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Overview

An Electronic Warfare Coordinator serves as the principal subject matter expert for the tactical employment and management of active and passive Electromagnetic Warfare equipment. The coordinator advises staff on warfare involving surface, subsurface, air, and satellite forces and provides expertise in collecting Electronic Intelligence data on enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Core Skills

  • Active and passive EW equipment employment
  • EW advising across maritime, air, and satellite forces
  • Electronic intelligence collection on enemy spectrum use

Civilian Career Paths

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DIA Analysis Officer

Electronic intelligence collection expertise and staff advising on EW employment provide a foundation for analyzing foreign military capabilities at DIA.

How to prepare: Practice writing a foreign military EW capabilities assessment using public sources to prepare for DIA's writing test and panel interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship, a security clearance before hiring is finalized, a thorough background inquiry, drug screening, and any required medical examinations and counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC C05A

    [1] NEC entry "C05A - Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Coordinator (Advanced Application)"; cached text line 2823; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Active and passive EW equipment employment, EW advising across maritime, air, and satellite forces, Electronic intelligence collection on enemy spectrum use, DIA Analysis Officer

  2. Defense Intelligence Agency: Analysis Career Field

    [2] Career Specifics, Military Capabilities, Applying to Be an Analyst; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

  3. Defense Intelligence Agency: Hiring Process

    [3] Opening hiring overview and Employment Criteria, Initial Employment; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

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