According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters. | 92% |
| Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications. | 91% |
| Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions. | 89% |
| Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results. | 89% |
| Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis. | 88% |
| Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms. | 88% |
| Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation. | 88% |
| Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment. | 84% |
| Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments. | 80% |
| Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications. | 80% |
| Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications. | 77% |
| Exchange cooling system components in various vehicles. | 48% |
