Powerline Distribution Specialist: civilian jobs and transferable skills
Army 12Q Powerline Distribution Specialist experience builds transferable skills in electrical systems, construction, testing, technical troubleshooting, and safety. CivLaunch currently matches 8 open civilian jobs to this MOS, including Electronics Test Technician at Innovative Solutions & Support, Maintenance Technician at LMI Aerospace, and Electromechanical Overhaul Technician at Duncan Aviation.
About the 12Q MOS
Reserve lineworker who builds and maintains power transmission and distribution lines. Sets utility poles and mounts anchors, guy wires, crossarms, insulators, and conductors, connects service drops, tests circuits and repairs faults, inspects lines, and helps test substation equipment. Senior specialists plan and supervise overhead and underground line construction.
8 jobs match 12Q Powerline Distribution Specialist
Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.
Electronics Test Technician
Innovative Solutions & Support · Exton, PA
Potential Match
Avionics
5+ years
Day-shift electronics test technician at Innovative Aerosystems' Part 145 repair station in Exton, Pennsylvania. Calibrates, tests, and repairs avionics displays and instruments down to the component level, runs acceptance tests, and works with engineers on hard faults using scopes and meters. Needs an electronics associate degree or equivalent, five years of electronics repair, and SMT and through-hole soldering skills.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, testing, and technical troubleshooting.
Maintenance technician at Sonaca North America (formerly LMI Aerospace) in Fredonia, Kansas. Installs, repairs, and maintains production machinery, forklifts, and power tools, handles plant electrical, plumbing, and HVAC work, performs routine inspections and preventive maintenance, and documents repairs. High school diploma preferred (otherwise an assessment); HVAC, journeyman electrician, or boiler licenses and National Electrical Code knowledge are pluses.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, technical troubleshooting, and safety.
Electromechanical overhaul technician in Duncan Aviation's Lincoln, Nebraska component shop. Tests, troubleshoots, repairs, and overhauls aircraft accessory components to manufacturer specs, orders the parts each job needs, keeps work orders and FAA-required records current, and supplies repair details for estimates. Hired at levels I to III by experience; associate degree preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, testing, and technical troubleshooting.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Electrical Systems
Testing
Technical Troubleshooting
View JobOn duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Oct 1
Maintenance Technician
NMG Aerospace · Tempe, AZ
Potential Match
Technical Services
3+ years
Maintenance technician at NMG Aerospace in Tempe, Arizona, keeping CNC machining centers and plant equipment running. Finds and fixes electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic faults, rebuilds and aligns specialized machinery, carries out preventive maintenance and logs repairs, sources replacement parts, and helps with installations and facility projects. Three to five years repairing CNC or industrial equipment.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, technical troubleshooting, and safety.
Avionics technician at Duncan Aviation's Fort Lauderdale line station, hired at three levels. Tests, troubleshoots, repairs, and replaces avionics and instrument systems, may act as a qualified inspector, and trains less experienced staff. Associate degree or equivalent and Repairman Certificate eligibility required.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, testing, and technical troubleshooting.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Electrical Systems
Testing
Technical Troubleshooting
Associate degree or equivalent experience
Requires: FAA Repairman Certificate eligibility
View JobOn duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Aug 27
Aircraft Electrician
Tyonek Global Services · Robins AFB, GA
Potential Match
Avionics
Clearance-eligible
2+ years
Aircraft electrician at Robins AFB supporting C-5, C-17, C-130, F-15, and other workloads. Troubleshoots, calibrates, and repairs power distribution, lighting, and fuel indicating systems, and tests circuits with automated equipment and schematics. Needs two years of recent experience and a Secret clearance within nine months.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, testing, and technical troubleshooting.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Electrical Systems
Testing
Technical Troubleshooting
View JobOn tyonekjobs.applicantpro.com · Added Aug 28
Avionics Technician
Banyan Air Service · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Potential Match
Avionics
3+ years
Senior avionics technician at Banyan Air Service in Fort Lauderdale. Diagnoses and repairs communication, navigation, radar, transponder, audio, and autopilot equipment down to the component level, on the bench and in business jets, then records the work and keeps test-equipment calibration current. Needs three years of related experience plus avionics factory training; A&P is a plus.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, testing, and technical troubleshooting.
Industrial maintenance technician at Héroux-Devtek's landing gear plant in Springfield, Ohio. Installs, repairs, and services CNC lathes, mill-turns, and multi-axis mills, fixing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic faults during breakdowns and scheduled downtime, plus preventive and facility maintenance. Needs four years of manufacturing experience, a high school diploma, and a craft apprenticeship or equivalent.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to electrical systems, technical troubleshooting, and safety.