Basic Job Description
The Computer/Detection Systems Repairer (formerly Special Electronic Devices Repairer) performs or supervises field or sustainment level maintenance and repair on microcomputers and electromechanical telecommunications equipment, Field Artillery (FA) digital devices, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, switchboards, telephones, associated wire instruments/equipment, night vision devices/equipment, laser and fiber optic systems, mine detection and dispensing systems, electronic distance and azimuth-orienting devices, battlefield illumination devices, and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warning and measuring devices.
Duties performed by Soldiers in this MOS include:
Inspects equipment for faults and completeness. Tests equipment to determine operational condition. Troubleshoots to determine location and extent of equipment faults. Repairs equipment by adjusting, aligning, repairing, or replacing defective components. Tests repaired items to ensure compliance with technical specifications. Prepares appropriate maintenance forms and records. Performs preventive maintenance checks and services on tools, test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment, vehicles, and power generators.
maintenance duties that are more complex and beyond the scope and experience of those encountered by the skill level one repairer. Provides technical assistance to both subordinates and supported users. Performs quality control tests on repaired equipment. Requests and maintains authorized bench stock, repair parts, supplies, and technical publications.
Training Information
25 weeks, 0 days, at Fort Gordon, GA
ASVAB Score Required: 105 in aptitude area EL
Security Clearance: Secret
Strength Requirement: heavy
Physical Profile Requirement: 111221
Other Requirements
- Normal color vision required
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Successful completion of one year of high school algebra and general science
Similar Civilian Occupations
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
