Marine Corps MOS · Aviation

6492 Aviation Precision Measurement Equipment (PME) Calibration/Repair Technician, IMA

Overview

An Aviation Precision Measurement Equipment Calibration and Repair Technician tests, maintains, calibrates, and repairs aviation precision measurement equipment. The technician also performs these duties on automatic test equipment.

Core Skills

  • Calibration and metrology fundamentals
  • Precision measurement and test procedures
  • Troubleshooting and repair of electronic test equipment
  • Reading and interpreting technical schematics
  • Use of calibration standards and reference equipment
  • Quality assurance and documentation
  • Root cause analysis for equipment failures
  • ESD and safety procedures
  • Attention to detail and accuracy

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Calibration software
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Database software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Windows

Civilian Career Paths

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Aircraft Maintenance

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) · Funded
  • Avionics Electronics Technician (AVN)
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics: Alternating Current (BEE-AC) · Funded
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics: Analog (BEE-A) · Funded
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics: Digital (BEE-D) · Funded

Career Growth

  • Basic Electricity and Electronics: Direct Current (BEE-DC) · Funded
  • Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) · Funded
  • Certified Control Systems Technician: Level I (CCST-I) · Funded
  • Industrial Electronics Technician (IND)
  • ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

What the Work Involves

  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
  • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.

Related Occupations

  • Calibration Technologists and Technicians
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
  • Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.

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