Navy NEC · Engineering

N16S Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor: Engineering Laboratory Technician

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

A Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor serving as an Engineering Laboratory Technician supervises engineering laboratory and mechanical plant support functions. The supervisor oversees radiological protection, water chemistry, laboratory analysis, and maintenance while leading technical personnel.

Core Skills

Nuclear propulsion plant operations supervision
Submarine propulsion plant maintenance supervision

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Verified experience supervising submarine nuclear propulsion plant maintenance transfers directly to oversight of civilian maintenance and repair work.

How to prepare: Prepare a maintenance-supervision portfolio identifying the equipment, work scope, and personnel you actually supervised, then compare it with industrial maintenance supervisor openings.

What the civilian work involves

Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.

Notes & Sources

The verified duty source establishes shared submarine plant supervisory duties, but does not establish specialty-specific laboratory, chemistry, or radiological experience.

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC group entry N13S - N16S Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisors
[1] Group entry 'N13S - N16S - Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisors' with shared description and NOTES; cached text lines 8402-8404; individual N13S/N14S/N15S/N16S entries at lines 8438/8461/8484/8507 print the admin block (Source Rating ETN/EMN/MMN, Component NEC N13O/N14O/N15O/N16O, billet paygrades E5-E9) and watchstation NOTES (e.g. N14S NOTE 1: 'Specified Watchstations are: E-5/6 - Electrical Operator and Shutdown Reactor Operator; E-7/8/9 - Engineering Watch Supervisor'); PDF p.138-140
Supports: Nuclear propulsion plant operations supervision, Submarine propulsion plant maintenance supervision, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)
O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

Defense contractor jobs for N16S

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