Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Operating and performing preventive and organizational-level maintenance on submarine radar, GPS, and digital navigation equipment provides directly relevant experience for electronic equipment maintenance.
How to prepare: Complete a hands-on commercial electronics troubleshooting course focused on fault diagnosis with test equipment and circuit evaluation software.
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.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Circuit evaluation software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS