aircraft engine tester
Code 3115.1.3
Aircraft engine testers test the performance of all engines used for aircraft in specialised facilities such as laboratories.They position or give directions to workers positioning engines on the test stand. They use hand tools and machinery to position and connect the engine to the test stand. They use computerised equipment to enter, read and record test data such as temperature, speed, fuel consumption, oil and exhaust pressure.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Ensayos de materiales
- Fundamentos de inspección y sistemas de calidad de la aeronave
- Técnicas de control de calidad
- engine components
- electromechanics
- operation of different engines
- mechanics
- aircraft mechanics
- common aviation safety regulations
- engineering processes
Skills and competences
- create solutions to problems
- diagnose defective engines
- use technical documentation
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- operate precision measuring equipment
- conduct performance tests
- record test data
- perform test run
- use testing equipment
Transversal competences
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- evaluate engine performance
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences