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Producing technical details for aeronautical engineering activities

URN: SEMAE3190
Business Sectors (Suites): Aeronautical Engineering Suite 3
Developed by: Enginuity
Approved on: 2021

Overview

This standard identifies the competences you need to produce technical details for aeronautical engineering activities, in accordance with approved procedures. The scope of the standard requires you to produce technical details in the correct form for engineering activities to take place, and to pass them on to the appropriate people within agreed timescales, whilst ensuring that the activities within your control conform to organisational and legal requirements.

Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for producing the technical details. You will report any problems that you cannot personally resolve, or that are outside your permitted authority, to the relevant people. You will be expected to work with a minimum of supervision, taking personal responsibility for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that you carry out.

Your underpinning knowledge will provide a good understanding of your work and will provide an informed approach to gathering appropriate information, determining the technical information required and presenting the required details in the required formats. You will understand your organisation's methods of operation in sufficient detail to enable you to make informed decisions.

You will be aware of any health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to your area of responsibility. You will be required to demonstrate safe working practices throughout and will understand the responsibility you owe to yourself and others in the workplace.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines

produce technical details that contain all the relevant and necessary data for the engineering activity to be carried out

  1. present the technical details in the appropriate formats
  2. make sure that codes and other references used in the technical details follow agreed conventions
  3. pass on the technical details to the appropriate people within agreed timescales
  4. record technical details and store them securely in accordance with organisational requirements
  5. undertake changes to technical details within agreed control procedures

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. how to access information on health and safety regulations and guidelines relating to the technical detail being produced
  2. the implications of not taking account of legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines when specifying the technical details
  3. how to obtain information on the engineering requirements, and the type of information that is available (such as customer order requirements and instructions, quality control requirements and the product specification)
  4. how to extract information from engineering drawings and related specifications (to include symbols and conventions to appropriate BS, ISO or BSEN standards) in relation to work undertaken
  5. the materials, formats, codes and conventions that are used in presenting the technical details
  6. the types of data that should be included in the technical details you are producing
  7. the factors to be taken into account when determining the technical details, especially those covering working conditions and safety
  8. the requirements and importance of understanding and applying human factors as defined by the regulatory requirements and the potential impact if these are not adhered to
  9. the development of the technical details (to include both master documents and working instructions, along with their purpose, content and status)
  10. how to prepare the technical details (to include the structure, style, clarity and compliance with relevant standards)

  11. the process used in the organisation to validate the technical details produced

  12. the control procedure for ensuring that the technical details are maintained up to date

  13. the procedures for changing technical details and why control procedures are used
  14. the importance of maintaining records, what needs to be recorded and where records are kept
  15. how to access and use the appropriate information and documentation systems
  16. the different ways of presenting information to different people
  17. the importance of providing the right information at the right time
  18. the problems that can occur with specifying technical details for engineering requirements and how they can be minimised
  19. the extent of your own authority and to whom you should report in the event of problems that you cannot resolve
  20. the sources of technical expertise if you have problems that you cannot resolve
  21. the organisational procedures for providing information to different people

Scope/range

Scope Performance

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  1. Carry out all of the following when determining and producing the technical details:

    1. use the correct issue of company information
    2. check that all essential information and data needed, to identify the technical requirements and to derive the technical details, are available
    3. ensure that health and safety regulations and safe working practices are taken into account
    4. ensure that the influence of working conditions on technical performance is recognised and included in the technical details
    5. present the technical details in the appropriate formats
    6. resolve any problems as they occur, within your level of responsibility

  2. Produce technical details for three of the following aeronautical engineering activities:

    1. machining activities (such as milling, turning, grinding, pressing)
    2. assembly activities (such as mechanical, airframe, fluid power, electrical/electronic)
    3. fabrication activities (such as sheet metal, welding, riveting)
    4. composite manufacture (such as wet lay-up, pre-preg laminating, resin infusion, blow moulding)
    5. material processing activities (such as melting and casting, heat treatment, annealing)
    6. finishing activities (such as stripping finishes, painting, plating, anodising)
    7. installation activities (such as mechanical equipment installation, electrical/avionic installation)
    8. modification and repair activities
    9. operational activities (such as movement of materials, quality systems and audit, scheduled safety audits and risk assessments)
    10. equipment capability/performance measurement
    11. commissioning/decommissioning
    12. lifting and moving large components/assemblies (including transportation/delivery)
    13. materials handling (such as movement of materials, materials storage, removal of waste)
    14. plant and equipment (such as plant layout, site preparation, equipment changeover, equipment replacement)
    15. research and development
    16. maintenance activities (such as preventative maintenance requirements)
    17. testing and trialling (such as test schedules)
    18. inspection and quality control
    19. resource usage (such as materials required, contracted services)

  3. Include five of the following in the technical detail:

    1. equipment operating detail (function)        
    2. resource requirements
    3. equipment performance parameters         
    4. interfacing
    5. physical characteristics (dimensions, weight)   
    6. specific or specialist equipment required
    7. environmental considerations/operating conditions
    8. materials required/used
    9. manufacturing methods                             
    10. timing/delivery details
    11. manufacturing detail                            
    12. cost/budget estimation/details
    13. processing requirements                   
    14. training required
    15. work instructions or procedures             
    16. safety requirements
    17. number/volume required

  4. Take account of applicable local and national standards and conventions when producing the technical details, to include five of the following:

    1. terminology                              
    2. referencing and indexing
    3. nomenclature                                 
    4. geometric tolerancing
    5. colour codes                             
    6. document format and layout
    7. symbols and abbreviations          
    8. safe working practice and procedures
    9. company instructions                 
    10. military specifications

  5. Ensure that the technical details comply with two of the following:

    1. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)/European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
    2. Ministry of Defence (MoD)
    3. Military Aviation Authority (MAA) 
    4. Aerospace Quality Management Standards (AS)
    5. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
    6. BS, ISO or BSEN procedures
    7. company policy and procedures
    8. customer policy and procedures
    9. aircraft manufacturer's requirements

  6. Present the technical detail using the following method:

    1. verbally

Plus one more method from the following:
2. written or typed report
3. specific company documentation
4. electronic mail
5. computer based presentation
6. other appropriate media

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

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You will be able to apply the appropriate behaviours required in the workplace to meet the job profile and overall company objectives, such as:

  • strong work ethic
  • positive attitude
  • team player
  • dependability
  • responsibility
  • honesty
  • integrity
  • motivation
  • commitment

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2024

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Enginuity

Original URN

SEMAE3190

Relevant Occupations

Engineer, Engineering, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Engineering Technicians

SOC Code

5234

Keywords

producing technical details; aeronautical; engineering activities; timescales; organisational policy