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C17A Technical ELINT (TECHELINT) Analysis Technician

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Overview

A Technical ELINT Analysis Technician measures noncommunications signals using analog equipment. The technician determines the required procedures and priorities for noncommunications collection and analysis.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Noncommunications signal measurement using analog equipment
  • Signal collection and analysis procedure selection
  • Noncommunications collection and analysis priority setting

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Measuring noncommunications signals with analog equipment provides a foundation for electronic test-equipment operation and performance analysis.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics testing course focused on setting up test equipment and interpreting component or system measurements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.

DIA Analysis Officer

Noncommunications signal measurement and collection-priority experience provide a technical foundation for DIA's analysis of foreign military capabilities.

How to prepare: Practice writing a foreign military capabilities assessment using public sources to prepare for DIA's writing test and interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship, a granted security clearance, background vetting, drug screening, and any required medical or counterintelligence-scope polygraph examinations.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC C17A

    [1] NEC entry "C17A - Technical ELINT (TECHELINT) Analysis Technician"; cached text line 2982; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Noncommunications signal measurement using analog equipment, Signal collection and analysis procedure selection, Noncommunications collection and analysis priority setting, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00), DIA Analysis Officer

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

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

  3. Defense Intelligence Agency: Analysis Career Field

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

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

  4. Defense Intelligence Agency: Hiring Process

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

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

Defense contractor jobs for C17A

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