Navy NEC · Engineering

N32Z Nuclear Qualified Engineering Department Master Chief (EDMC)

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

Overview

A nuclear qualified Engineering Department master chief advises the command on the administration and supervision of a nuclear propulsion plant. This senior enlisted advisor assists the Engineering Officer with enlisted personnel, watch assignments, operator qualification programs, and liaison duties for the Engineering Department at the chief petty officer level.

Core Skills

Nuclear operator qualification program monitoring
Engineering department watch assignment planning
Nuclear propulsion plant administration advising

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Advising on nuclear propulsion plant supervision, assigning enlisted watches, and monitoring operator qualifications transfer to coordinating qualified workers on plant operating shifts.

How to prepare: Compare a target plant's operating-shift supervisor posting with your watch-assignment and qualification-monitoring experience to identify process-specific training gaps before applying.

What the civilian work involves

Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC N32Z
[1] NEC entry "N32Z - Nuclear Qualified Engineering Department Master Chief (EDMC)"; cached text line 8829; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Nuclear operator qualification program monitoring, Engineering department watch assignment planning, Nuclear propulsion plant administration advising, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (O*NET 51-1011.00)
O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (O*NET 51-1011.00)

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