Careers

Career Description

From Airmen in hangars and control towers to tents and temporary disaster relief centers, everyone needs electricity, and Electrical Power Production specialists make sure they have it. Whether they provide it by repairing and starting up portable generators or maintaining and operating a power station, Electrical Power Production specialists have a vast array of responsibilities and the skills and knowledge to go with them.

Career Tasks

• Determine operational readiness of power production equipment
• Install, operate, maintain, repair and inspect power production plants and equipment along with aircraft-arresting barriers
• Interpret maintenance malfunction data and electrical wiring diagrams relative to electrical power-generating systems and aircraft-arresting barriers to prevent potential weapon systems failure
• Check installed equipment such as gasoline, diesel, turbine, and arresting engines; generators; and switchgear for compliance with technical publications, maintenance policies, and directives
• Operate equipment and observe and interpret instruments and gauges for operating condition
• Make adjustments to operating equipment, both manual and remote high-voltage-generator circuits and distribution system controls
• Identify and record engine and generator malfunctions and troubleshoot and repair defective power-generating components

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Electronics and Electrical
• Computers and Computer Science
• Maintenance and Repair

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 Electrical Power Production technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]

Length of course: 55 days

College degree earned: Mechanical and Electrical Technology

College credits earned: 21