Position Overview
An aerospace technician works alongside engineers in order to operate and maintain equipment used in testing new spacecraft or aircraft.
This is a technical job, which requires an individual to know the work inside out.
Typically, aerospace technicians work in a manufacturing and production department, for an air and space vehicles organization.
Position Requirements
To be considered eligible to work as an aerospace technician, you have to possess a degree in engineering technology.
Prior experience is usually necessary as well. Seeing a 4% growth within the next couple of years, this is your best career bet if you are currently enrolled in an engineering technology degree program.
As far as the work is concerned, an aerospace technician operates, installs, and calibrates integrated computer and communications systems, consoles, and simulators.
Recording and interpreting data is a huge part of the work of an aerospace technician.
Technically, a person at this position will inspect, diagnose, and maintain technical equipment associated with aircraft and spacecraft.
If you are interested in this fascinating job, you may want to look through the following list of duties before you venture further:
Aerospace Technician Job Description
• Confer with aerospace engineers in order to obtain details and implications of test procedures and results.
• Adjust, repair, and replace faulty components of setups and equipment.
• Perform preparation of aircraft or spacecraft parts, and assemble and disassemble components as instructed.
• Prepare surfaces for painting and buffing purposes.
• Identify the required data and data acquisition plans.
• Test parameters, and set up equipment in order to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Construct and maintain test facilities for parts and systems.
• Fabricate and install components and systems.
• Diagnose issues with policies and perform troubleshooting tasks.
• Test aircraft and spacecraft systems under simulated operational conditions.
• Perform system readiness tests, as well as pre and post-operations checks.
• Establish design or fabrication parameters by conferring with engineers.
• Ensure that all test procedures are performed safely and smoothly.
• Record data from assemblies, and test parts, in a predefined manner.
• Monitor testing procedures and ensure that they are in accordance with quality metrics.
• Precisely mask different parts in both large and small aircraft.
• Recognize defects in assemblies or components, and ensure that they are quickly rectified.
• Interpret designs and identify parts, in order to tag them appropriately.
• Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems.
• Replace cooling systems in aircraft.
• Ensure that vehicle instrumentation and de-instrumentation is adequately carried out.