Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Organizational-level preventive and corrective maintenance on SOSUS, SURTASS, and FDS components provides a maintenance foundation for moving into commercial and industrial electronics repair.
How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics repair course covering test-equipment fault diagnosis, component inspection, and repair-log documentation.
What the civilian work involves
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Circuit evaluation software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS