Electro-Optics Technician
טכנאי אלקטרו אופטיקה
Role facts
from the official pageWhat the role is like
What you would be doing
the full text, nothing cutYou get certified on systems that are both electronic and optical — the IDF's navigation systems, thermal gear like night-vision devices, laser systems and other complex kit maintained by the Technology and Maintenance Corps' electro-optics technicians. Day to day you solder, inspect and repair electro-optical devices and electrical circuits, and measure them with test equipment. After a two-and-a-half-week course you're posted to the electro-optics plant or one of the corps' centers.
What it takes to get in
Profile 45.
Training
A two-and-a-half-week course.
Where you serve
At the corps' centers and the electro-optics plant (spread across the north, center and south of the country).
What it is worth afterwards
You come out with a lot of practical knowledge on complex optical systems — an in-demand trade in the defense industry and civilian industry alike.