What is Flight Technician?
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems on aircraft or space vehicles.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Services
Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
English
Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.
Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of practical applications in engineering and technology. This includes the application of principles, techniques, procedures and equipment for designing and producing various goods and services.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machinery and equipment, including design, function, repair and maintenance.
Skills
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Operational Monitoring
Observe measuring devices, adjusting buttons, or other indicators to make sure the machine is working properly.
Problem Determination
Determine the cause of operating errors, and decide what actions need to be done.
Equipment Maintenance
Perform routine equipment maintenance and determine when and what kind of treatment is needed.
Repair
Repairing a machine or system using the equipment needed
Capability
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Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences
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Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.
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Near Distance Vision - The ability to see details at close range (a few feet away from the object).
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Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing