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Q35A SSN 774 Block I/II Weapons Equipment Technician

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Overview

The SSN 774 Block I/II Weapons Equipment Technician operates, maintains, and repairs underwater launch systems aboard SSN 774 Block I/II class submarines. This technician safely loads, unloads, ships, and stores weapons equipment while troubleshooting and maintaining Vertical Launch Systems on the first two flights of the class.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Submarine launch system troubleshooting and repair
  • Safe weapons loading, shipping, and storage

Civilian Career Paths

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing submarine launch systems transfers directly to equipment-focused maintenance and repair work.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on training in the industrial machinery used by target employers to extend launch-system maintenance experience to their equipment.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
  • Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Troubleshooting and maintaining submarine vertical launch systems provides a foundation for diagnosing and repairing industrial equipment.

How to prepare: Take a practical industrial electronics troubleshooting course covering circuit diagnosis and electrical test equipment.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC Q35A

    [1] NEC entry "Q35A - SSN 774 Block I/II Weapons Equipment Technician"; cached text line 10127; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Submarine launch system troubleshooting and repair, Safe weapons loading, shipping, and storage, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (O*NET 49-9071.00), Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (O*NET 49-9071.00)

  3. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

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