Aircraft Maintenance Engineers & Technicians
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Job Description
[NOC 2021: 72404 / NOC 2016: 7315]
As an Aircraft mechanic or inspector you:
- troubleshoot aircraft structural, mechanical or hydraulic systems to identify problems
- repair and overhaul aircraft structural, mechanical or hydraulic systems
- perform routine maintenance
- order and maintain inventory of parts and supplies
- Aircraft inspectors inspect structural and mechanical systems of aircraft to make sure they meet standards of performance and safety
Source: WorkBC Career Profile, Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
[NOC 2021: 22313 / NOC 2016: 2244]
As an Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanic you:
- use computer diagnostic tests to conduct random checks on maintenance work to ensure quality and accuracy of aircraft wiring and control circuitry
- study maintenance logs kept for the aircraft to predict and prevent cyclical circuit problems
- upgrade and patch the programmed control routines of digitized electrical and electronic control systems
Source: WorkBC Career Profile, Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors