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V98B AN/FPN-68A Precision Approach Radar (PAR) Maintenance Technician

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Overview

The AN/FPN-68A maintenance technician performs organizational level maintenance on the Interrogator Set. The technician conducts preventive and routine corrective maintenance through fault isolation using built-in test circuitry, general purpose electronic test equipment, and troubleshooting procedures.

Core Skills

  • Fault isolation using built-in test circuitry
  • Diagnostics with general-purpose electronic test equipment

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Preventive and corrective maintenance on the AN/FPN-68A Interrogator Set transfers directly to diagnosing electronic equipment faults with test equipment and troubleshooting procedures.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on service training for a commercial or industrial electronics product line, practicing fault diagnosis and post-repair testing.

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.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Experience isolating interrogator-set faults with built-in test circuitry and general-purpose electronic test equipment supports electronics test and troubleshooting work.

How to prepare: Take an electronics laboratory course that uses schematics to guide circuit testing and component-level troubleshooting.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • 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 V98B

    [1] NEC entry "V98B - AN/FPN-68A Precision Approach Radar (PAR) Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 15829; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Fault isolation using built-in test circuitry, Diagnostics with general-purpose electronic test equipment, 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)

Defense contractor jobs for V98B

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