Navy NEC · Engineering

U44A LSD-41/49 Class Advanced Engineering Control System (AECS-MCS) Maintenance Technician

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

Overview

The LSD-41/49 Class Advanced Engineering Control System Maintenance Technician performs organizational level preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and fault isolation on the Advanced Engineering Control System aboard upgraded LSD-41/49 Class ships. The technician's AECS training includes the Machinery Control System, Propulsion Load Management Unit, Local Area Network, On-board Trainer, and Ship Control System.

Core Skills

  • Integrated shipboard control system fault isolation
  • Propulsion load management system fundamentals
  • Shipboard control local area network fundamentals

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and fault isolation on shipboard AECS directly support industrial electronic equipment diagnosis and repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course that includes diagnosing faulty equipment and testing it after repair.

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.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U44A

    [1] NEC entry "U44A - LSD-41/49 Class Advanced Engineering Control System (AECS-MCS) Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 12030; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Integrated shipboard control system fault isolation, Propulsion load management system fundamentals, Shipboard control local area network fundamentals, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

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

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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