# Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians > 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. - Code: 17-3021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 17-3021) - Family: [Architecture & Engineering](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-17), one of its 59 occupations - Tasks: 11 tasks (8 core and 3 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-3021.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/17-3021.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters. Core task · Task 10888 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2019 2. Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications. Core task · Task 10885 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2019 3. Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions. Core task · Task 10881 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2019 4. Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results. Core task · Task 10883 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2019 5. Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis. Core task · Task 10887 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2019 6. Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms. Core task · Task 10882 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2019 7. Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment. Core task · Task 10884 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2019 8. Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments. Core task · Task 10889 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2019 9. Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation. Supplemental task · Task 10890 · Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2019 10. Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications. Supplemental task · Task 10886 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2019 11. Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications. Supplemental task · Task 21102 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2019 ## More in Architecture & Engineering - [Aerospace Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2011.00): 16 tasks - [Agricultural Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2021.00): 14 tasks - [Architects, Except Landscape and Naval](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-1011.00): 24 tasks - [Architectural and Civil Drafters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-3011.00): 28 tasks - [Automotive Engineering Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-3027.01): 18 tasks - [Automotive Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2141.02): 25 tasks - [Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2031.00): 30 tasks - [Calibration Technologists and Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-3028.00): 15 tasks - [Cartographers and Photogrammetrists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-1021.00): 14 tasks - [Chemical Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2041.00): 13 tasks - 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