Looking at the connector socket brings back bad memories of changing those pins in a similar location. Unscrew backshell from control column, take up the 10cm of slack from the bottom loop and then carefully extract each pin socket, cut it off, strip the PTFE wire,crimp on a new one, solder the crimp for reliability replace in the new socket in the right position and repeat 18 times then screw back down to the stick, and go to the next plane. All this while on a ladder leaning in over the cockpit, with a big sign next to you saying Martin Baker, and knowing that the chair will not go through the roof, but will happily chop you in half as you are.
Instrument mechanic, sometimes no so affectionately known as pump jockeys - wash the windows, polish the dashboard, pump the tyres and stick in the fuel. Also have a special dispensation in that we are not allowed to polish our work shoes.