Careers

Career Description

Every plane in the Air Force has miles of wire, thousands of sensors and hundreds of dials, switches and indicators. As an Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems specialist, you'll know what each one of them does and more importantly, how to repair them if they malfunction. Precision and attention to detail are key because not only do successful missions rely on safe and effective aircraft, so do the lives of pilots and crew.

Career Tasks

• Inspect and evaluate aircraft E & E maintenance activities and determine operational status of assigned assets
• Perform off-equipment maintenance on E & E system components and associated test equipment, including control, caution and warning panels, lighting equipment, frequency and load controls, anti-icing controllers, voltage regulators, actuators, relays, motors and more
• Interpret inspection findings, determine corrective actions and ensure compliance with technical publications and directives
• Excel in reading blueprints and schematics and the meaning of symbols used in wiring diagrams
• Handle, label and dispose of hazardous materials and waste according to local and federal environmental standards

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Electronics
• Science and Technology
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Problem-solving
• Maintenance and Repair
• Working with Your Hands

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]

Length of course: 91 days

College degree earned: Aviation Technology

College credits earned: 34