AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN (TITLE 32)

Military Grades: Enlisted (E6 and below) Minimum Requirements: Experience or training which has provided a knowledge and skill in locating and tying in the electrical systems with the aircraft armament, electronics, and instrument systems; adjusting and calibrating the components of the various electrical systems; reading and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 18 months experience or training installing, maintaining, repairing and modifying electrical systems and major substation components of electrical system. Experience diagnosing malfunctions and determining remedy when complex relationships exists among different electrical system circuits requiring knowledge of all electrical units and systems. Experience making electrical repairs that require the use of precision measuring equipment and common hand tools.

Experience in the setup and operation of computerized multiple circuit analyzing equipment in manual, semiautomatic, or automatic mode to run existing and new (not fully debugged) diagnostic programs to test and analyze aircraft electrical circuitry and interconnecting cabling of systems such as navigational computers, radar, and related equipment and to repair discrepancies.

As an AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN, WG-2892-10 (w/amend 1), you will functionally test, troubleshoots, inspect, adjust, align, calibrate and repair the entire range of aircraft electrical systems to ensure maximum operating efficiency; repair complex power control and warning systems such as; master control panels, analyzing units; master caution panels, voltage regulators, supervisory panels, AC/DC generators, starters, inverters, indicating instruments, linear actuators, and utility system control units; fabricate, repairs and replaces wiring harness, canon plugs and connectors, electrical motors and modifications as directed by higher authority; select, operates, maintains and repairs specialized test equipment, measuring equipment and common shop equipment such as multimeters, insulation testers, electrical equipment test stands; and other equipment used in troubleshooting AH-64E electronics and armament systems; calibrate and adjust amplifiers, control boxes, and other equipment that vary voltage, resistance, frequency, and load for analyzing various characteristics of electrical shop and test equipment; must maintain a working knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles as applies to avionics and armament systems to include a working knowledge of wiring diagrams, blueprints, technical publications and schematics; select, study, utilize, and update technical manuals, TWXs, newsletters, MWOs, Aviation Safety Messages and files in support of functional areas of responsibility; assist with identification and requisition of tools, parts, equipment, and bench stock required; perform such travel as may be required in the accomplishment of assigned duties and the organizational mission; perform on-the- job training as required; assist authorized fire fighters in the performance of fire/crash/rescue duties as required; assist in other functions within the component repair shop in the accomplishment of mission requirements; V4 and/or V6 compliance; perform other duties as assigned.