Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branchמסלול אלקטרוניקה ב"ע תשתיות
What the Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch role asks for, and what it holds
The electronics track in the Unit 8200 infrastructure branch is a technical role for high school graduates of science majors, who serve on an air conditioning engineering team or a control team.
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The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
- Kind of role
- Rear
- Branch
- Intelligence
- Open to
- Men and women
- Try-out
- For men and women
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role are placed on a small team in the Unit 8200 infrastructure branch, either the air conditioning engineering team or the control team.
The air conditioning engineering team provides engineering services for energy and air conditioning systems. Soldiers work with mechanical engineers on projects such as cooling server halls, bunkers and office buildings.
The control team handles monitoring and control of the energy and mechanical systems of Unit 8200, such as server hall temperatures, uninterruptible power systems and large cooling units. The work combines software, control, electronics and computers.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Men go through a screening.
- 2Women go through a screening.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training is on the job through a handover: the air conditioning team learns thermodynamics, cooling systems, computer aided engineering drawing, computerized control and energy management with a focus on efficiency. The control team has about 4 months of handover with tests and a final project, and learns real time fault monitoring of unit sites.
This is what service in the role looks like.
The role serves in the unit in central Israel on an open base. The work combines office work with trips to the unit's bases and facilities across the country, and soldiers who live far away can sleep at the unit.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- A 5 unit high school major in physics, mechatronics, robotics, mechanics, electronics or computers.
- Passing the track's screening.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch role ask for?
The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
Who can serve as Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch?
Yes, for men and women. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Men go through a screening. Women go through a screening.
What does the training for Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch hold?
Training is on the job through a handover: the air conditioning team learns thermodynamics, cooling systems, computer aided engineering drawing, computerized control and energy management with a focus on efficiency. The control team has about 4 months of handover with tests and a final project, and learns real time fault monitoring of unit sites.
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The role's page on the IDF's site: Electronics track, Unit 8200 infrastructure branch
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.