AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN (Title 32)

Aircraft Electrician

As an Aircraft Electrician (Title 32) with the Texas National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Functionally tests, troubleshoots, inspects, adjusts, aligns, calibrates and repairs the entire range of aircraft electrical systems to insure maximum operating efficiency. Repairs complex power control and warning systems such as, master control panels, analyzing units, master caution panels, voltage regulators, supervisory panels, AC/DC generators, starters, inverters, indicating instruments, linear actuators and utility system control units. Fabricates, repairs and replaces wiring harness, cannon plugs and connectors. Electric motors and modifications as directed by higher authority.
• Selects, operates, maintains and repairs specialized test equipment, measuring equipment and common shop equipment such as multimeters, vacuum tube voltmeters, tube testers, oscilloscopes, insulation testers, vary drives, magneto test stands, and electrical equipment test stands. Calibrates and adjusts amplifiers, control boxes, and other equipment that vary voltage, resistance, frequency and load for analyzing various characteristics of electrical shop and test equipment. Must maintain a working knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles as applies to avionics systems to include a working knowledge of wiring diagrams, blueprints, technical publication and schematics.
• Selects, studies, utilizes and updates technical manuals, TWXs, newsletters, MWOs and files in support of functional area of responsibility. Assists with identification and requisition of tools, parts, equipment and bench stock required.
• Performs such travel as may be required in the accomplishment of assigned duties and the organizational mission.
• Performs on-the-job training as required. Evaluates training effectiveness.
• May assist authorized firefighters in the performance of fire/crash/rescue duties as required.
• May assist in other functions within the component repair shop in the accomplishment of mission requirements.
• Performs other duties as required.