Duties and Responsibilities:
Installs and checks operation on television, imagery, and intrusion detection systems and equipment. Assembles, positions, interconnects, and adjusts system components and subassemblies. Measures, adjusts, and operationally tests equipment and systems. Performs preventive maintenance and ensures performance standards.
Repairs and modifies equipment and systems. Troubleshoots, repairs, and replaces components. Aligns television, imagery, and intrusion detection equipment. Included are cameras, transmitters, receivers, monitors, video tape recorders, audio and video projection equipment, sensors, annunciators, assessment systems, projectors, film processing and printing equipment, electronic imaging and video equipment, and related support items for combat camera and deployable weapon systems, and peculiar test equipment. Ensures acceptable broadcast quality transmission and reliable system operation. Ensures proper assembly; installation; and electro-optical adjustment of mechanical, electrical, and optical equipment. Installs equipment, and services and adjusts equipment and systems. Identifies corrosion problems and accomplishes corrective measures. Lubricates and cleans equipment and components.
Inspects television, imagery, and intrusion detection systems and equipment. Maintains inspection and maintenance records. Inspects, adjusts, and aligns equipment and systems. Ensures maximum operating efficiency. Posts entries in maintenance and inspection records. Maintains equipment performance logs. Completes maintenance data collection forms. Analyzes maintenance data to determine unfavorable trends or conditions.
Supervises, plans, and organizes maintenance activities. Establishes requirements for tools, equipment, and technical documents. Establishes work standards, methods, and controls. Reviews, evaluates, and resolves deficiencies. Prepares and analyzes reports. Ensures maintenance data, and inspection and maintenance records are complete and accurate. Evaluates recommended improvements to equipment performance and maintenance procedures. Develops and enforces safety standards and practices. Inspects maintenance activities to determine operational status and solve problems. Reviews inspection findings and recommends corrective action. Performs quality control functions. Resolves equipment installation, repair, overhaul, calibration, and modification problems. Coordinates with production agencies.
Plans, schedules, and implements installation of television and intrusion detection systems and equipment.
Prepares deployable facilities and equipment for transportation and employment. Deploys, sets-up, and maintains deployed facilities and equipment.
Specialty Qualifications:
Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: electronic, transmission, infrared and thermal imagery theories; solid state components; digital techniques; microprocessors; optical and mechanical principles; imagery equipment; installation and testing practices; test equipment; wiring and logic diagrams; circuit schematics; and maintenance and supply procedures.
Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and physics is desirable.
Training. The following is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
2E134. Completion of a basic visual imagery and intrusion detection systems maintenance course.
2E174. Completion of the communications-electronics career advancement course.
Experience. The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated: (Note: See
Explanation of Air Force Specialty Codes).
2E154. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2E134. Also, experience in functions such as installing, testing, aligning, adjusting, or repairing television, imagery, and intrusion detection equipment and systems.
2E174. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2E154. Also, experience performing or supervising functions such as sitting, installing, repairing, overhauling, or modifying television, imagery, or intrusion detection equipment and systems.
