Aircraft technician vs aviation electronics technician

Differences between aircraft technician and aviation electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Aircraft technician example responsibilities.

• Lead and train personnel supporting aerospace equipment sustainment and operations.
• Used micrometers, calipers and depth gauges to verify quality standards are met and document discrepancies.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot malfunctions in CH-47F engines and their components.
• Perform structural repairs as required and prepare components for NDI inspections by cleaning and striping and repainting components after inspections.
• Perform structural installation on wing tips, used reamers, drill bushing for hi-lock countersunk rivets, and cherry max fasteners.
• Perform and supervise the maintenance/repair requirements of helicopter hydraulic/pneumatic systems components.
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Aviation electronics technician example responsibilities.

• Accomplish corrosion control treatment and prevention procedures on avionics equipment.
• Remove and replace defective or malfunctioning parts, including transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, and switches.
• Have performed troubleshooting procedures and repair digital logic and integrate circuits such as transistors, diodes, capacitors, and resistors.
• Install cables, harnesses, interlock switches, antenna receivers, and power supplies.
• Apply ingenuity to solve equipment and modification problems for more effective and efficient results.
• Enforce the company's FOD, and tool control programs, as well as all safety regulations.
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