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Also called aerospace physiological technician, aerospace technician, altitude chamber technician and avionics installation technician.
$82,890
Median pay a year
11,280
People do this work
6
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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician
Summary
Aerospace engineering technologist operating and maintaining integrated computer and communications systems, performing tests and data acquisition for air and space vehicle evaluation. Responsible for equipment setup, calibration, and data interpretation
Experience
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Tested aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts
Identified required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications
Inspected, diagnosed, maintained, and operated test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions
Conferred with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results
Operated and calibrated computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis
Recorded and interpreted test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms
Fabricated and installed parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments
Skills
Core Skills
Testing material and finished quality, Testing systems or equipment, Interpreting test results, Estimating technical requirements, Fabricating devices or components, Assembling equipment components, Calibrating scientific or technical equipment, Installing production equipment, Maintaining test equipment
Checking & Planning
Inspecting equipment or systems
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Tested aircraft systems under simulated conditionsIdentified data acquisition plans and test parametersInspected and maintained test setups and equipmentConferred with engineers on test procedures and resultsOperated and calibrated computer systems for testingRecorded and interpreted test data on components
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Tested aircraft systems under simulated conditions to ensure operational readiness and safety
Inspected and maintained test setups and equipment, identifying and resolving malfunctions
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Show what design or fabrication parameters you established during testing
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Tested aircraft systems under simulated conditions and helped improve design specifications for future projects
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Helped improve design specifications for future projectsContributed to better performance standards for aircraft systemsEnhanced safety measures based on test outcomes
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Mention how often you performed inspections or maintenance tasks
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Inspected and maintained test setups and equipment, identifying and resolving malfunctions
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Regularly inspected equipment every weekPerformed maintenance tasks several times a monthChecked setups before each testing session
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Maintaining test equipment
Testing material and finished quality
Inspecting equipment or systems
Testing systems or equipment
Interpreting test results
Estimating technical requirements
Fabricating devices or components
Assembling equipment components
Calibrating scientific or technical equipment
Installing production equipment
Operating computer systems
Designing electrical systems
The work itself
What an Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$67,680
Median
$82,890
75th percentile
$111,280
About 11,280 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$104,240
$105,780
$109,390
AL
$47,640
$62,130
$84,150
AZ
$64,690
$75,230
$79,530
CA
$81,560
$99,000
$119,980
CO
$97,190
$98,990
$131,610
CT
$77,740
$79,410
$132,640
FL
$65,290
$78,560
$102,380
IN
$58,150
$62,520
$74,600
KS
$63,090
$78,350
$78,580
MA
$72,890
$79,420
$83,930
MD
$69,850
$91,820
$103,680
MI
$46,160
$69,840
$87,860
MN
$71,240
$71,240
$78,080
NM
$66,420
$66,460
$80,040
NV
$63,300
$102,980
$122,080
NY
$60,770
$64,480
$76,920
OH
$66,240
$79,310
$86,380
OK
$41,700
$45,590
$81,060
OR
$67,440
$81,100
$81,100
PA
$58,590
$60,770
$65,340
TX
$61,950
$78,350
$93,900
UT
$64,280
$76,680
$94,520
VA
$73,140
$81,040
$96,100
WA
$121,340
$125,160
$125,160
Other names
Other names for this job
aerospace physiological technician, aerospace technician, altitude chamber technician, avionics installation technician, avionics test technician, data acquisition technician, engineering technician, engineering test technician, flight data technician, flight readiness technician, flight technician, flight test data acquisition technician.
More names for this work
flight test instrument technician, instrumentation technician, systems test technician, test technician, wind tunnel technician, aerographer, aerospace assembler, aerospace engineering technologist, aerospace mechanic, aerospace operations technologist, aircraft research mechanic, engineering specialist, research mechanic, test equipment mechanic, test specialist, wind tunnel mechanic.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
1C611 Space Systems Operations Helper
1C671 Space Systems Operations Craftsman
1C631 Space Systems Operations Apprentice
1C651 Space Systems Operations Journeyman
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This page is about the occupation Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.