Note: This AFSC no longer exists. It was merged into AFSC 1A3X1. It is maintained here for historical purposes only.
Specialty Summary. Operates, monitors, inspects, tests, maintains, optimizes and evaluates surveillance radar, computer, display, identification friend or foe (IFF), and ancillary systems equipment. Supervises and manages airborne mission system operation. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 150.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Inspects and performs flight duties on radar, computer, display, IFF and ancillary equipment. Performs airborne equipment maintenance, and preflight, in-flight, and post-flight inspections. Performs initial power-on and testing of mission systems equipment. Plans, organizes, and coordinates mission systems activities. Prepares reports on operating, maintaining, and repairing airborne missions systems equipment.
Operates, monitors, maintains, and tests radar, computer, display, IFF, and ancillary equipment to achieve optimum performance. Isolates malfunctions using visual inspections, special test equipment, built-in-test, fault-isolation-test, built-in-equipment, and diagnostic software routines. Monitors warning and failure indicators and lights for cooling loss, equipment overheat, and system failure. Removes and replaces defective components. Makes system adjustments using applicable software and technical order procedures. Directs personnel in operating and maintaining airborne mission systems. Advises and assists personnel on techniques for optimum equipment operation. Provides direction and assistance for assigned personnel to maintain work standards. Controls work flow.
Establishes, supervises, and directs aircrew training. Develops and directs instruction in equipment operation and troubleshooting. Ensures standardized procedures are used to teach in-flight equipment operation, maintenance, and repair. Determines need for specific instruction, and establishes training programs on mission systems.
Evaluates airborne mission systems operation and maintenance activities. Evaluates compliance with technical manuals, regulations, and work standards. Serves on or directs airborne mission systems inspection teams to evaluate in-flight maintenance and operational programs. Interprets inspection reports and prescribes corrective actions.
Manages operating and maintenance functions. Maintains operational inspection and maintenance records and documents. Reviews unusual and difficult problems in operation and in-flight maintenance of equipment. Recommends methods, techniques, and procedures to enhance maintenance and operational capabilities, and improve mission system options. Advises on mission systems operation and maintenance, and coordinates on research and development projects.
Specialty Qualifications:
Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: airborne radar and computer systems; mission systems forms and reports; electronic principles, including integrated and transistor circuits; pulsing techniques, shift registers, counters, buffers, logic gates, and flip flops; solid state devices, principles of radio frequency (RF), phase shifting devices, RF transmitters and receivers as applied to airborne warning and control radar and IFF systems; capabilities, limitations, operations, and functions of electronic test equipment; binary, octal, and hexadeimal numbering systems; basic computer programming techniques; interpreting technical orders, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, wire lists, and processed data lists; digital data processing; general purpose computers and interface unit; pulse Doppler theory; software diagnostic routines; and maintaining nuclear hardness as it applies to airborne computer, data display, radar, IFF, and ancillary systems.
Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school or general educational development equivalency is mandatory. Also, completion of courses in physics, computer principles, and mathematics is desirable.
Training. The following training is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
1A531. Completion of the Airborne Mission Systems course.
1A551. Completion of applicable field training detachment school.
