In the Military

Marine engineers and naval architects perform work familiar to some military personnel.

Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications:

  • 88L Watercraft Engineer (Enlisted)
  • MSSD Marine Safety Specialist Deck (Warrant Officer only)
  • MSSE Marine Safety Specialist Engineer (Warrant Officer only)
  • MSS Marine Safety Specialist (Warrant Officer only)
  • NEN10 Naval Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • OAP16 Marine Safety Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 46 Vessel Technical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 52 Naval Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 83 Boating Standards (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 144 RL - Engineering Duty Officer - Ship Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 166 RL - Special Duty Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2155 Naval Sciences Research Coordinator/Administrator (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2175 Undersea Warfare Research Officer (General) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2176 Undersea Warfare Research Officer (Antisubmarine) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 6936 Weapons Systems Inspection and Survey Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7120 Naval Engineering Hull Development Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7140 Hull Inspection Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7165 Hull Superintendent (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7187 Staff Hull Material Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7420 Ship Type Planning and Estimating Superintendent (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7910 Engineering Liaison Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7927 Naval Engineering Inspection Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7931 Naval Engineering Logistics Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7936 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (General) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7937 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Surface Ships) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7938 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Submarines) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7939 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Nuclear) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7959 Naval Engineering Research Project Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7966 Naval Engineering Trials and Survey Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7974 Naval Engineering Officer, Ship Design (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7976 Ship Repair Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7984 Ship Type Engineering Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7996 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 7245 Naval Engineering Machinery Development Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9425 Survey and Inspection Officer (Non-Engineering) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9426 Survey and Inspection Officer (Engineering) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)