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Sensors Specialist

A sensors specialist is a bridge-based role aboard a starship. The role places the officer in charge of the Sensors Station, using them to display and perform surveys on star systems and astronomical objects. In the UNSF, sensors specialists hold the rank of crewmember and are members of the science department.

Responsibilities

The sensors specialist is primarily placed on the Sensors Station on the Bridge. Through it, they are primarily placed in charge of displaying nearby star systems and highlighting celestial bodies of interest. Whilst most duties relate to the ship's missions, they are also expected to look for Life and Tech Signatures and, in future updates, sources of ship supplies.

If a star or planetary system is under investigation, the sensors specialist is expected to perform surveys on astronomical objects, including planets and star. They are also expected to show the sensor input to help with decisions regarding ship missions and for ship management duties like refuelling. The sensors specialist may also be in charge of highlighting potential threats such as asteroid fields or black holes.

Primary Location and Access Level

On a Magellan Class starship, sensors specialists are placed primarily in the Sensors Station aboard the Bridge to fulfil their duties on the bridge. As such, they are expected to have limited access to A Deck. As a member of the science department, they will likely have access to C Deck to report to the Chief Science Officer or other personnel in their department. The officer is also expected to have access to facilities and quarters on D and E Deck.

Key Interactions

Personnel

A sensors specialist is expected to answer to an officer of the watch, whether it be the captain, executive officer or officer placed in charge of the bridge. They are expected to follower orders from the officer regarding tasks or duties. They are expected to highlight celestial objects of importance to the officer to inform decision making with the ship. However, they can also direct coordinates to the Helm officer to investigate the area.

Stations and Devices

A sensors specialist is currently only expected to interact with the Sensors Station on the Bridge, where many of their duties will be based. They primarily will be expected to use it to send information and data to either the Holo-Display or Helm station.

Gameplay Focus

Playing as a Sensors Specialist involves expertise in the sensor array, understanding of multiple scientific fields such as astrophysics and quantum physics, and the ability to follow bridge command structures. Key gameplay elements include:

• Use the sensor array to scout out star systems and sectors of local space.
• Providing the Helm station with coordinates for bodies of interest.
• Performing surveys to gather data on Star Systems and celestial bodies.
• Finding and reporting Life and Tech Signatures found on astronomical objects.
• Respond to orders from either the Captain or officer of the watch.

Development

The Sensors Specialist's duties and gameplay has evolved as more functionality is added to the Sensors Station. The ability to spawn and issue orders to a sensors specialist was added during dev build 0.225.0.109 along with other bridge NPCs, though was only referred to as a Sensors NPC. The role was first named during the 2025-11-21 dev stream as part of the Magellan Crew Compliment.[1]

As a member of the science department, the sensors specialist is expected to have more duties and orders added to their gameplay. It is likely they will receive commands from the Chief Science Officer or requests from certain labs to perform surveys on celestial bodies.

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Sensors (disambiguation)

Sensors are devices used to detect and present data.

Sensors can also refer to:

• Sensors Station - the primary science station on a starship's bridge
• Sensors Specialist - the officer manning the Sensors Station