Skills
Aerospace Engineering Technician Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in aerospace engineering technicians, and how to build and show them.
Aerospace Engineering Technicians need technical skills such as test setup, instrumentation, and data acquisition, plus people skills like attention to detail and teamwork. They also use tools such as Data acquisition systems and Strain gauges.
Technical (hard) skills
- Test setup
- Instrumentation
- Data acquisition
- Wiring
- Mechanical assembly
- Blueprint reading
People (soft) skills
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Reliability
Tools, equipment and technology
- Data acquisition systems
- Strain gauges
- Oscilloscopes
- Torque wrenches
- Vibration tables
- LabVIEW
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how aerospace engineering technicians put their skills to work:
- How to install a strain gauge
- How to run a test procedure step by step
- How to check data quality during a test
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Test setup” and “Instrumentation.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “attention to detail,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as NASA workmanship standards near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our aerospace engineering technician glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Aerospace Engineering Technician training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.