Description
Design, integrate, and test avionics hardware and software for aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles, including navigation, communication, surveillance, and flight-control systems. Conduct applied research and trade studies to assess suitability of components, materials, and architectures for airborne electronic systems and manufacturability. Recommend improvements to test equipment, simulation environments, and verification techniques to enhance reliability, safety, and certification readiness.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Mechanical
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Analysis
- • Technology Design
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Advanced Manufacturing
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
