This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
Avionic engineering refers to: | The engineering discipline concerned with the conceptual development, research, design, manufacture, implementation, installation, commissioning and maintenance of aerospace electrical, instrument, radio and electronic systems and components and related test equipment for civil and military applications |
Avionic analogue systems include: | Flight and measuring instruments Communications Navigation Autopilot Interface with electrical power generation, control and distribution systems Interface with avionic digital systems |
Context of engineering design activity includes: | Competitive market Geo political factors, such as access to materials and markets Technological advantage/ disadvantage Resources supply: materials, labour and skills Sustainability issues relevant to design task, including: social, economic and environmental considerations material and energy resources WHS, risk, and applicable standards and code requirements |
Planning processes include: | Establishing design parameters and design criteria Contributing to the negotiation and advice process Preliminary planning, design investigations and costing Identifying design, development, prototyping activities and skills requirements Planning and scheduling design activities Improving, adjusting, rescheduling as required by emergency contingencies and constraints |
Design process includes: | Establishing design parameters and criteria Researching, measuring, experimenting and investigating Generating ideas Synthesis, problem solving, decision making and addressing constraints Applying scientific principles, calculation and graphics, prototyping and mock-up techniques Evaluating solutions against design criteria Consultation, adjustments and agreement Finalising design and sign-off |
Design criteria includes: | Function Aesthetics Manufacturability and maintainability Marketability Sustainability: social, economic and environmental material and energy resources Cost constraints Ergonomics and anthropometrics and physiology Facilities, plant and skills available Safety and risk |
Design analysis includes: | Graphical and mathematical methods and software options associated with mechanical, electrical and electronic aspects of avionic analogue systems. |
Sustainability considerations include: | Resources and energy required for design: Life-cycle design of product (manufacture to remanufacture or recycle) Environmental considerations in manufacturing and operation of design: raw material, solids and hazardous waste, production by-products potential contamination of land, air and storm water pollutants, discharge to sewerage carbon pollution and reduction effects |
Configuration management (CM) | CM is a process for control and documentation of the design and development process and for the management of system, component and software throughout the service life. |
Integrated logistic support (ILS) | ILS is an integrated approach to the management of logistic disciplines originally developed for the management of military systems from design concept to final disposal at life-of-type. It covers: reliability engineering, maintainability engineering and maintenance planning supply and support support and test equipment manpower and personnel training and training support technical data and publications computer resources support facilities packaging, handling, storage and transportation design interface |
Prototyping includes: | Any combination of: mock-ups physical and virtual modelling with post-processing for computer-neumerically controlled (CNC) and rapid prototyping |
Appropriate technical and professional assistance includes: | Assistance from individuals with CASA maintenance certification licences or those with supervisory authorisations in the ADF regulatory system Professional support from engineers employed within: organisations with CASA continuing airworthiness management or maintenance approvals approved engineering organisations under the ADF regulatory system Engineers employed within organisations recognised by overseas airworthiness organisations |
WHS, regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures include: | WHS Acts and regulations Relevant standards Industry codes of practice Risk assessments Registration requirements Safe work practices State and territory regulatory requirements applying to electrical work Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) AAP7001 .053 ADF Technical Airworthiness Management Manual Overseas airworthiness authorities, where applicable, e.g. Federal Aviation Administration, Transport Canada, European Aviation Safety Agency |
Relevant standards include: | AS 1100.101-1992 Technical drawing – General principles AS 1102.101-1989 Graphical symbols for electrotechnical documentation - General information and general index AS/NZS ISO 31000 Set:2013 Risk Management Set NOHSC:1014 National standard for the control of major hazard facilities AS/NZS ISO 14000 Basic Set:2007 Environmental Management Basic Set ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework AS 61508.1-2011 Functional safety of electrical/ electronic/ programmable electronic safety related systems – General requirements AS 62061-2006 Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems IEEE 802 Wireless PAN, LAN, MAN and WPAN standards IEEE 1332, IEEE Standard reliability program for the development of electronic systems and equipment MIL-STD 785 Reliability program for systems and equipment development and production MIL-STD 1388-1A Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) MIL-STD 1388-2B Requirements for a LSA record MIL-STD 1629A Procedures for performing a failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) MIL-STD 1629B FMECA MIL-STD 2173 Reliability centred maintenance requirements (superseded by NAVAIR 00-25-403 OPNAVINST 4130.2A |
Relevant handbooks include: | Integrated Logistic Support Handbook, third edition – James V Jones MIL-HDBK-217 Reliability prediction of electronic equipment MIL-HDBK-338B Electronic reliability design handbook MIL-HDBK-781A Reliability test methods, plans and environments for engineering development, qualification and production NASA PRA Probabilistic risk assessment handbook NASA Fault tree assessment handbook |
Systems thinking includes: | The process of developing solutions within the context of an entire system Recognising that an improvement in one subsystem can adversely affect another subsystem |