Occupation Atlasaerospace engineering technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/05a55bb3-68d6-4ff0-83fd-46a68a45a598
aerospace engineering technician
Aerospace engineering technicians work with aerospace engineers to operate, maintain and test equipment used on aircraft and spacecraft. They review blueprints and instructions to determine test specifications and procedures. They use software to make sure that parts of a spacecraft or aircraft are functioning properly. They record test procedures and results, and make recommendations for changes.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.47
- C Conventional5.31
- I Investigative5.11
- E Enterprising1.44
- A Artistic1.00
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians (17-3021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- CAE software
- ICT software specifications
- adjust engineering designs
- aircraft mechanics
- common aviation safety regulations
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure aircraft compliance with regulation
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety
- liaise with engineers
- material mechanics
- mathematics
- mechanics
- multimedia systems
- physics
- read engineering drawings
- troubleshoot
Optional (32)
- CAD software
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse stress resistance of products
- assess operating cost
- calibrate electronic instruments
- defense system
- disassemble engines
- disassemble equipment
- ensure equipment availability
- fluid mechanics
- follow production schedule
- guarantee customer satisfaction
- guidance, navigation and control
- inspect data
- manage health and safety standards
- manage supplies
- operate precision measuring equipment
- order supplies
- oversee quality control
- perform physical stress tests on models
- perform test run
- plan manufacturing processes
- position engine on test stand
- re-assemble engines
- record test data
- stealth technology
- synthetic natural environment
- unmanned air systems
- use CAD software
- use testing equipment
- write inspection reports
- write stress-strain analysis reports
O*NET equivalents
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