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V35A HARPOON (AN/SWG-1A) Maintenance Technician

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

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Overview

The HARPOON AN/SWG-1A Maintenance Technician performs preventive maintenance under maintenance requirement cards and technical manuals and completes corrective maintenance by aligning, adjusting, removing, repairing, and replacing equipment assemblies, subassemblies, and components. The technician conducts diagnostic tests, isolates casualties and faults to the lowest replaceable assembly, and removes and replaces interconnecting wiring harnesses.

Core Skills

  • Fault isolation to the lowest replaceable assembly
  • Interconnecting wiring harness removal and replacement
  • Equipment alignment and adjustment for proper operation

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Diagnostic testing, assembly-level fault isolation, and replacement of components and wiring harnesses transfer directly to industrial electronics troubleshooting and repair.

How to prepare: Practice an industrial equipment troubleshooting exercise that includes fault diagnosis, component replacement, and recording the repair in a maintenance log.

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

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Testing, aligning, and repairing equipment assemblies provide a foundation for electronics test and engineering-support work.

How to prepare: Complete a bench-test project that measures an electronic assembly's performance against specifications and documents the results for engineering review.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V35A

    [1] NEC entry "V35A - HARPOON (AN/SWG-1A) Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 13916; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Fault isolation to the lowest replaceable assembly, Interconnecting wiring harness removal and replacement, Equipment alignment and adjustment for proper operation, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  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)

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

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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