Job Report Commercial and Industrial Electronic Equipment Repairers Nature of the Work Commercial and industrial electronic equipment repairers, also called electronics mechanics, install and repair electronic equipment used in industrial automated equipment controls, missile control systems, radar systems, X-ray equipment, transmitters, and antennas. Commercial and industrial electronics mechanics install the electronic components of new equipment.
Duties vary by industry setting.
On an Air Force base, for example, they may install the electronic control panel on a new fighter plane. Regardless of the type of equipment, repairers must coordinate their efforts with workers installing mechanical or electromechanical components. Using testing equipment, the repairer insures that everything is functioning properly before the customer takes charge of the equipment. When trouble occurs in the equipment, the repairer first determines that it is in the electronic component of the equipment and checks for common causes of trouble such as loose connections or obviously defective components. If routine checks do not locate the trouble, repairers refer to blueprints and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instruction on how to locate problems.