Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.

Other names for Avionics Technicians: Avionics Installer, Avionics Manager, Avionics Systems Integration Specialist, Avionics Technician, Avionics Tester, Electrical and Radio Aircraft Mechanic, Electrical and Radio Mechanic, Electrical Installer, In Flight Refueling System Repairer, In-Flight Refueling System Repairer, Instrument Specialist, Instrument Tester, Missile Facilities Repairer, Mobile Electronics Installer, Wirer, Aircraft Armament Mechanic, Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist, Aircraft Electrician, Aircraft Instrument Mechanic, Airplane Electrical Repairer, Airplane Electrician, Airplane Technician, Armament Mechanic, Automatic Pilot Mechanic, Aviation Electrical Technician, Aviation Electrician, Aviation Electronics Technician, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Avionics Electrical Technician (AET), Avionics Electronics Technician,

• Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.
• Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, and voltmeters.
• Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
• Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel.
• Interpret flight test data in order to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems.
• Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, and/or soldering irons.
• Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools and/or soldering irons.
• Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons.
• Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools and soldering irons.
• Fabricate parts and test aids as required.
• Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams.
• Assemble prototypes or models of circuits, instruments, and systems so that they can be used for testing.
• Operate computer-aided drafting and design applications to design avionics system modifications.

• Adjustable wrenches
• Alignment jig
• Hex keys
• Power meters
• Hammers
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Circuit tester
• Cold chisels
• Combination wrenches
• Integrated circuit testers
• Adjustable wrenches
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Voltage or current meters
• Protocol analyzers
• Desktop computers
• Diagonal cut pliers
• Multimeters
• Oscilloscopes
• Flat nose pliers
• End cut pliers
• Frequency counters or timer or dividers
• Grounding hardware
• Saws
• Hex keys
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Ladders
• Notebook computers
• Longnose pliers
• Magnifiers
• Megohmmeters
• Power meters
• Multimeters
• Needlenose pliers
• Nut drivers
• Ohmmeters
• Personal computers
• Screwdrivers
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Power drills
• Lifts
• Signal generators
• Ear muffs
• Wattmeters
• Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
• Respirators
• Rivet tools
• Goggles
• Signal generators
• Frequency calibrator or simulator
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Socket sets
• Sockets
• Hammers
• Soldering irons or guns
• Frequency analyzers
• Straight edges
• Screwdrivers
• Tension testers
• Reflectometers
• Torque wrenches
• Tweezers
• Utility knives
• Calipers
• Ohmmeters
• Voltage or current meters
• Stripping tools

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Facilities management software

Analytical or scientific software