Description
The PATRIOT fire control enhanced operator/maintainer supervises or serves in an air defense unit or as a member of an air defense activity engaged in operations or intelligence functions of liaison units. Responsible for system emplacement, initialization, and operator/organizational level system maintenance and services, (limited to the ability to detect improper equipment operation or malfunction by use of the senses, embedded diagnostic aids; e.g., BIT/BITE and/or on-board test equipment, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) (e.g., multimeter to perform low voltage and continuity checks), technical references, technical inspections, adjustments, removal and replacement of battery replaceable units/line-replaceable units (BRUs/LRUs), and other tasks authorized in the maintenance allocation chart (MAC), and preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) required to sustain or return the PATRIOT Fire Control Section (FCS), Fire Direction Section (FDS), and associated equipment to its operational readiness condition. Performs Battle Damage Assessment Repair (BDAR), near-real time status reporting, report generation, and system deployment. Evaluates target data and identifies and engages targets.
Core Skills
- air defense system operation
- system initialization and configuration
- real-time threat tracking and engagement
- electronic systems troubleshooting
- embedded diagnostics interpretation
- preventive and corrective maintenance
- tactical network configuration
- situational awareness and decision making
- technical documentation use
- crew coordination and communication
- checklist-driven operations
- incident and fault reporting
- basic cybersecurity hygiene on weapon systems
- operations in high-stress environments
Civilian Career Paths
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
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