Navy NEC · Engineering

V59A Fire Control System Leading Technician/Workcenter Supervisor Baseline 7 Pipeline

Current service use not established

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

Overview

The Fire Control System Leading Technician and Workcenter Supervisor directs MK-99 Fire Control System and MK-1 Operational Readiness Test System technicians and operators aboard AEGIS Baseline 7 destroyers. The supervisor organizes technicians as a team and coordinates their work in integrating and operating the AEGIS Weapon System MK-7 and its interfaces under all readiness conditions.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • AEGIS weapon system integration and interfaces
  • Fire control and readiness test team coordination
  • Technical supervision across shipboard readiness conditions

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Organizing equipment technicians and directly supervising MK-99 fire control and MK-1 readiness test personnel transfers to supervising electronics service teams.

How to prepare: Prepare a work example showing how you coordinated technicians, assigned responsibilities, and reviewed results, then use it when applying to electronics service supervisor roles.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Coordinating AEGIS functional integration, system interfaces, and readiness test personnel provides relevant system-level experience for electronics integration and testing work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics testing lab that includes schematic interpretation, test-equipment setup, and documenting system performance.

What the civilian work involves
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V59A

    [1] NEC entry "V59A - Fire Control System Leading Technician/Workcenter Supervisor Baseline 7 Pipeline"; cached text line 14653; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: AEGIS weapon system integration and interfaces, Fire control and readiness test team coordination, Technical supervision across shipboard readiness conditions, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  2. 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)

  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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