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U22A MTU 2000 Series Diesel Engine Technician

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Overview

The MTU 2000 Series Diesel Engine Technician operates MTU 2000 series diesel engines and performs organizational preventive maintenance. This technician troubleshoots system and component failures and performs corrective maintenance on the engines, associated pumps, and equipment according to manufacturer recommendations.

Core Skills

  • Associated pump troubleshooting and repair
  • Organizational preventive maintenance to manufacturer recommendations

Civilian Career Paths

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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

MTU 2000 engine fault diagnosis, preventive maintenance, and corrective repair transfer directly to the diesel-engine portion of this occupation.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on diagnostic training for the engine brand used by a target employer, focusing on its test procedures and diagnostic software.

What the civilian work involves
  • Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
  • Use handtools, such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, or precision instruments, as well as power tools, such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, or jacks and hoists.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cummins INSITE
  • Computerized maintenance management system software CMMS

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Troubleshooting and repairing diesel engines and associated pumps provides a foundation for maintaining industrial mechanical equipment.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on industrial machinery maintenance course covering disassembly, component repair, and reassembly of equipment beyond diesel engines.

What the civilian work involves
  • Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.
  • Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
  • Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U22A

    [1] NEC entry "U22A - MTU 2000 Series Diesel Engine Technician"; cached text line 11638; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Associated pump troubleshooting and repair, Organizational preventive maintenance to manufacturer recommendations, Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (O*NET 49-3031.00), Industrial Machinery Mechanics (O*NET 49-9041.00)

  2. O*NET: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (O*NET 49-3031.00)

  3. O*NET: Industrial Machinery Mechanics

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Industrial Machinery Mechanics (O*NET 49-9041.00)

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