What You'll Do

  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.
  • Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.
  • Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.
  • Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
  • Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.
  • Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.
  • Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.
  • Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.
  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Operations Monitoring 3.75/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.75/5
Active Listening 3.62/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.5/5
Troubleshooting 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Science 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Analytical Thinking, Integrity, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Apache Hadoop Apache JMeter Atlassian JIRA Autodesk AutoCAD Bugzilla C++ Computer aided design CAD software Computerized numerical control CNC software Customer information control system CICS Dassault Systemes CATIA Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Data acquisition software Debugging software Enterprise resource planning ERP software Extensible markup language XML Graphical user interface GUI design software Hewlett Packard LoadRunner Inventory software JavaScript Job control language JCL

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.61/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.47/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.45/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.37/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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