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Career Details : Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

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Description

Operate, install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems consoles, simulators, and other data-acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

  • Determines data required, plans data acquisition operations, and sets up required data acquisition, test, and measurement equipment.
  • Tests aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, using test instrumentation and equipment, to determine design or fabrication parameters.
  • Constructs and maintains test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.
  • Records and interprets test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms, and confers with engineering personnel regarding test procedures and results.
  • Inputs commands and data into computer systems to modify programs for specific test requirements or for equipment maintenance and calibration.
  • Fabricates and installs parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.
  • Discusses test data requirements and results with other personnel, determines data required, and calculates and modifies test parameters or equipment.
  • Sets up, operates, maintains, and monitors computer systems and devices for data acquisition and analysis to detect malfunctions.
  • Inspects, diagnoses, maintains, and operates test setup and equipment to detect malfunctions, and adjusts, repairs, or replaces faulty components.

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