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757C MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Organizational Maintenance Technician

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Overview

An MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft System Organizational Maintenance Technician performs organizational-level maintenance on MQ-4C aircraft systems. The technician maintains airframe, hydraulic, avionics, electrical, environmental control, and power plant systems, while AT technicians also maintain avionics in the Forward Operating Base Mission Control Station.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • MQ-4C airframe and hydraulic systems maintenance
  • Aircraft avionics and electrical systems maintenance
  • Aircraft environmental control and powerplant maintenance
  • FOB mission control avionics maintenance (AT only)

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

MQ-4C organizational maintenance of airframes, hydraulics, environmental control systems, and powerplants transfers directly to aircraft mechanical maintenance.

How to prepare: Submit documentation of your military maintenance experience for FAA evaluation before selecting an Airframe and Powerplant certification route. Air carriers often require this certificate: applicants must be at least 18, meet English-language requirements, have 18 months of appropriate experience for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both (or complete an FAA-approved school or the military JSAMTCC course), and pass written, oral, and practical tests.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
  • Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.

Avionics Technicians

Organizational maintenance of MQ-4C avionics and electrical systems provides directly transferable experience for civilian aircraft electronics maintenance.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on civilian avionics troubleshooting course focused on circuit testers, oscilloscopes, and component repair.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
  • Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 757C

    [1] NEC entry "757C - MQ-4C Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Organizational Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 18047; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: MQ-4C airframe and hydraulic systems maintenance, Aircraft avionics and electrical systems maintenance, Aircraft environmental control and powerplant maintenance, FOB mission control avionics maintenance (AT only), Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [3] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  4. O*NET: Avionics Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

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