The Collar360

Aerospace engineering technician

Other names

aeroplane technologist, aeronautical technologist, aircraft engineering technician, aero spatial technologist, spacecraft engineering technician, spaceship technologist, aircraft technologist, spaceship engineering technician, spacecraft technologist, aeroplane engineering technician, aeronautics engineering technician

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They help engineers run, fix, and test the equipment used on aircraft and spacecraft, and they write down the test results.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereaircraft maintenance hangars, airportsPaySign in to see
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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.

  2. 2

    Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.

  3. 3

    Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien en ingénierie aérospatiale/technicienne en ingénierie aérospatiale
español
ingeniero técnico aeroespacial/ingeniera técnica aeroespacial
العربية
مهندس طيران الفضاء / مهندسة طيران الفضاء
português
Técnico aeroespacial/Técnica aeroespacial
Deutsch
Flugzeugbautechniker/Flugzeugbautechnikerin
italiano
tecnico aerospaziale

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