Fire Control Technician
Also posted as FT; Submarine Fire Control Technician; Weapons Control Technician; Fire Control Systems Technician; Combat Control Technician; Submarine Combat Systems Technician; Tactical Data Systems Technician; Weapon Control Technician
A fire control technician performs submarine weapon-control systems, guided-missile and underwater-weapon electronics, and combat-control computer maintenance to keep naval combat, sensor, communications, and mission systems safe, reliable, compliant, and ready for operation. Many people start with a two-year associate degree or a technical certificate rather than a four-year degree.
Below: what it pays, what you'd do, the skills you need, and how to become one.
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Maintain weapon control
Service submarine weapon-control systems that plan and direct engagements.
Service weapon electronics
Maintain guided-missile and underwater-weapon electronics to specification.
Keep combat computers running
Maintain combat-control computers, peripherals, and interface hardware.
Diagnose electronic systems
Isolate electronic faults across control consoles and processing equipment.
What skills do you need?
Three core skills sit at the heart of this role. You can learn all of them through short, hands-on training.
Weapon Control Systems
Maintaining submarine weapon-control equipment and consoles.
Weapon Electronics
Servicing guided-missile and underwater-weapon electronics.
Combat Control Computers
Keeping combat-control computers and interfaces operational.
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