94R Avionics and Survivability Equipment Repairer
About the role
Avionics and Survivability Equipment Repairers are essential members of the communications maintenance team, tasked with keeping the lines of communication open. In this specialty, you will be responsible for maintaining switchboards, telephones, and associated wire instruments, and other equipment for the Army National Guard. You will perform field and sustainment-level maintenance on stabilization and avionic flight control systems by:
Responsibilities
- Maintaining, testing, and repairing communications equipment
- Installing and repairing circuits and wiring
- Calibrating and aligning equipment components
- Testing and isolating faulty assemblies and components
- Replacing parts, rewiring equipment, and interconnecting components on semiautomatic telephone switchboard equipment
- Using circuit and wiring diagrams and schematics
- Testing repaired equipment
Skills
- Operating electrical and electronic test equipment
- Repair and replacement of radar and sonar equipment
- Ability to apply electronic principles and concepts
Civilian career opportunities
Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career with engineering companies, the federal government, or aircraft and military hardware manufacturers. Through your training, experience, and additional study, you may also be able to qualify for the Electronics Technician Association (ETA) certification.
Training and advancement
Job training for an Avionics and Survivability Equipment Repairer consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 29 weeks of classroom instruction, including practice in repairing radar and sonar equipment.