Inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair avionics systems that perform communications, navigation, collision avoidance, target acquisition, and automatic flight control functions; In addition, they inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft batteries, AC and DC power generation, conversion and distribution systems, as well as the electrical control and indication functions of all airframe systems, including hydraulics, flight control, landing gear, fuel, environmental control, power plant, drive train, anti ice, and fire detection; AETs perform ground handling and servicing of aircraft, and conduct routine aircraft inspections and aviation administrative duties; They will also fill aircrew positions such as navigator, flight mechanic, radio operator, sensor systems operator, and basic aircrewman.
Able to perform the duties of E2 to E6; Manages maintenance control, personnel and resources to meet Operational commitments, unit Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay and Special Duty Assignment Pay programs, unit Aviation Engineering Department personnel to ensure all shops, maintenance shifts, and duty sections are fully staffed, Units Aviation Enlisted Assignment Processes, unit Airman and unit personnel Competency Codes; Validates completed maintenance forms, reports and instructions for Compliance.
Able to perform the duties of E2 to E4; Serves as Basic Aircrewman; Processes aviation materiel by requisitioning, handling, and disposing of aircraft parts, tools, and consumables; Submits aircraft publication change requests; Prepares Unsatisfactory Reports of Aeronautical Equipment; Schedules aircraft and shop maintenance utilizing aircraft records and reports; Inspects aircraft electrical cables, wires and connectors including Multi-pin connectors, RF cable terminations, Wire splicing, Wire terminating and Wire routing; Maintains and troubleshoots electrical and indicating components of aircraft anti ice and de ice systems, electrical and indicating components of aircraft fuel systems, electrical and indicating components of aircraft power plants and power trains, electrical and indicating components of aircraft Detection and Extinguishing fire protection systems, electrical and indicating components of aircraft hydraulic systems, electrical and indicating components of aircraft environmental control systems, aircraft AC DC power systems, aircraft interior, exterior and emergency lighting systems, aircraft communication systems including ICS, HF, VHF AM, VHF FM, UHF and VHF UHF multi band, secure communication systems, emergency locator transmitter systems, aircraft navigation systems including VOR ILS, TACAN, DF, ADF, GPS, Compass, RADALT, IFF and TCAS, aircraft radar systems, aircraft Air Data Systems, aircraft Voice and Data Recorder system, 1553 data buses, electrical and indicating components of aircraft landing gear, aircraft Flight Director Systems, aircraft Automatic Flight Systems, aircraft Flight Management Systems, night vision goggles, battery shops and aircraft batteries; Preserves and de preserves aircraft and shop components; Supervises the aviation engineering duty section as the Watch Captain.
Able to perform the duties of E1 to E3; Documents aircraft servicing, aircraft discrepancies and appropriate corrective actions, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance using the Aviation Computerized Maintenance System; Inspects Flight Controls, Power Plants, Power Train, Aircraft Structures, Electrical, Hydraulics, Fuel, Environmental Control, Life Support and Fire Protection and Detection, aircraft electrical cables, wires and connectors including Multi pin connectors, RF cable terminations, Wire splicing, Wire terminating and Wire routing, electrical and indicating components including Anti Ice and De Ice, Fuel, Power Plant, Power Train, Fire Protection, Landing Gear, Hydraulic and Environmental Control, aircraft AC and DC power systems, aircraft interior, exterior and emergency lighting; aircraft communication including ICS, VHF AM, VHF FM, UHF, HF HF ALE, and SATCOM, secure communication systems, aircraft navigation systems including VOR and ILS, TACAN, DF, ADF, GPS, Compass, Inertial, RADALT, IFF and TCAS, aircraft radar systems, aircraft Air Data Systems, aircraft batteries, emergency locator transmitter system, aircraft Flight Director Systems, aircraft Automatic Flight Systems, aircraft Flight Management Systems, aircraft Voice and Data Recorder systems, night vision goggles and aircraft ground support; Performs the line crew duties including Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft Jacking lifting, Aircraft Taxi Director, Aircraft Fireguard, Aircraft fueling de fueling, Aircraft fuel sampling, Aircraft wash operations, Aircraft engine wash operations and Aircraft external electric power operations; Handles and disposes hazardous material generated by aircraft maintenance.