Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians

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Electro-Mechanic, Electromechanical Technician (EM Technician), Electronics Technician (Electronics Tech), Mechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech)

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Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Airborne Mission Systems Specialist Journeyman, C-32/C-40; Attack Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot, General; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics Helper, VC-25; Bomber/Special Integrated Instrument and Flight Control Systems Apprentice, E-8; Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics Journeyman, F-15 Avionics; Mobility Air Forces Integrated Communication/Navigation/Mission Systems Helper, KC-10; Munitions Systems Superintendent; Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot, RQ-170; Sensor Operator Journeyman, RQ-4
Allied Trades Specialist; Automatic Test Systems Operator/Maintainer; Computer/Detection Systems Repairer; Diver; Intelligence Systems Integration and Maintenance Technician; Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Repairer; RQ-7 Operator; RQ-7 Repairer; Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Maintenance Support Specialist
Diver; Electronics Specialty; Electronics Technician
Artillery Electronics Technician; Aviation Precision Measurement Equipment (PME) Calibration/Repair Technician, IMA; Calibration Technician; Engineer Equipment Electrical Systems Technician; Ground Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technology Systems Maintainer; Heavy Ordnance Vehicle Repairer/Technician; Machinist; Reaper (MQ-9) Sensor Operator; Tactical Remote Sensor System (TRSS) Maintainer; VMU MQ-9 Officer
AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 4.X Supervisor; ASW Sonobuoy Receivers and Recorder Group IMA Technician; Combat Control Systems Technician; Electronics Systems Manager; Fleet Electronics Calibration (FECL) Technician; MQ-8B Organizational Maintenance Technician; Mineman; PHALANX Close-In Weapon System MK 15 MOD 11-14, 21, 22, and 25-28 Technician; SSBN SSI Inc 4 Electronics Technician Journeyman; Submarine Launched Mobile Mine Technician
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot; Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot Craftsman, MQ-9; Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot Journeyman, RQ-4; Sensor Operator Apprentice, AC-130J; Sensor Operator Apprentice, MQ-9; Sensor Operator Craftsman, CAA; Sensor Operator Helper; Sensor Operator Journeyman, CAA; Sensor Operator Manager; Sensor Operator Superintendent, MC-12
What they do:
Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
On the job, you would:
  • Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
  • Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.
  • Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics
  • mechanical

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • manufacture and distribution of products

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

  • keep your arm or hand steady
  • put together small parts with your fingers

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by writing

Visual Understanding

  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Persistence
  • Integrity

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software

  • ESRI ArcGIS software Hot Technology
  • The MathWorks MATLAB Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Hot Technology
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Hot Technology

Education

certificate after high school or
associate's degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Below Average
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