Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
O*NET Code: 17-3021.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
Description
Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
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💼 Also Known As
AerographerAerospace AssemblerAerospace Engineering TechnologistAerospace MechanicAerospace Operations TechnologistAerospace Physiological TechnicianAerospace TechnicianAircraft Research MechanicAltitude Chamber TechnicianAvionics Installation TechnicianAvionics Test TechnicianData Acquisition TechnicianEngineering SpecialistEngineering TechnicianEngineering Test TechnicianFlight Data TechnicianFlight Readiness TechnicianFlight TechnicianFlight Test Data Acquisition TechnicianFlight Test Instrument Technician
⚡ Skills (19)
Critical Thinking4/100
Reading Comprehension4/100
Operations Monitoring4/100
Quality Control Analysis4/100
Active Listening4/100
Speaking4/100
Complex Problem Solving4/100
Troubleshooting3/100
Judgment and Decision Making3/100
Writing3/100
+ 9 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (43)
🔥Apache Hadoop
Data base management system software
🔥Atlassian JIRA
Project management software
🔥Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥C++
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Extensible markup language XML
Enterprise application integration software
🔥JUnit
Program testing software
🔥JavaScript
Web platform development software
🔥Linux
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft Project
Project management software
🔥Microsoft SQL Server
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥Microsoft Visio
Process mapping and design software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
🔥Oracle Database
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Oracle Java
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Python
Object or component oriented development software
🔥Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating system software
🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥Selenium
Program testing software
🔥Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
🔥UNIX
Operating system software
0Apache JMeter
Object or component oriented development software
0Bugzilla
Program testing software
0Computer aided design CAD software
Computer aided design CAD software
0Computerized numerical control CNC software
Industrial control software
0Customer information control system CICS
Transaction server software
0Dassault Systemes CATIA
Computer aided design CAD software
0Data acquisition software
Analytical or scientific software
0Debugging software
Program testing software
0Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Graphical user interface GUI design software
Graphical user interface development software
0Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Program testing software
0Inventory software
Inventory management software
0Job control language JCL
Operating system software
0National Instruments LabVIEW
Development environment software
0Vibration analysis software
Analytical or scientific software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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📊 Skills Comparison
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians → Validation Engineers
Transition Difficulty: Easy (80% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (16)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Writing
Current: 3Target: 4
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Speaking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
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Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 4
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Science
Current: 3Target: 4
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Complex Problem Solving
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Learning
Current: 3Target: 3
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Mathematics
Current: 3Target: 3
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Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 3
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Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 3Target: 3
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Systems Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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Systems Evaluation
Current: 3Target: 3
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Quality Control Analysis
Current: 4Target: 3
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