Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Operating AEGIS weapons systems and directing organizational-level maintenance provide transferable experience for commercial and industrial electronics maintenance.
How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course focused on diagnosing faults with test equipment and documenting repairs.
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.
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Circuit evaluation software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS