aircraft maintenance engineer
Code 3153.1
Aircraft maintenance engineers make preflight and postflight inspections, adjustments, and minor repairs to ensure safe and sound performance of aircrafts. They inspect aircraft prior to takeoff to detect malfunctions such as oil leaks, electrical or hydraulic problems. They verify passenger and cargo distribution and amount of fuel to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Eliminación de Objetos Extraños
- Fundamentos de inspección y sistemas de calidad de la aeronave
- Materiales metálicos para la aeronave
- engine components
- technical drawings
- electricity
- electromechanics
- electronics
- electrical engineering
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- aircraft mechanics
- airport planning
- electrical wiring plans
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- aircraft flight control systems
Skills and competences
- Aplicar sellantes aeronáuticos
- Curado de elementos aeroespaciales de material compuesto
- Desarrollar materiales compuestos aeronáuticos
- apply technical communication skills
- disassemble engines
- diagnose defective engines
- use technical documentation
- ensure compliance with airport security measures
- inspect aircraft for airworthiness
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- repair engines
- follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- use testing equipment
Transversal competences
- Detectar problemas en sistemas de aeronaves
- Inspeccionar cabina de aeronaves
- Inspeccionar la estructura de aeronaves
- Sustituir componentes de los sistemas de aeronaves
- evaluate engine performance
- manage health and safety standards
- manage airport development resources
- use power tools
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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