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Job Description
Test or modify developmental or operational electrical machinery or electrical control equipment and circuitry in industrial or commercial plants or laboratories. Usually work under direction of engineers or technologists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3023.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Electrical Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Electrical Engineering Technicians
- Test Technician
- Test Specialist
- Results Technician
- Relay Tester
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Engineering Technician
- Engineering Assistant
- Electrical Technician
- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Solar Lab Technician
- Research Electrician
- Programmable Logic Controller Technician (PLC Technician)
- Programmable Logic Controller Programmer (PLC Programmer)
- Lighting Specialist
- Lighting Adviser
- Light Technician
- Generation Technician
- Failure Analysis Technician
- Equipment Specialist
- Engineer
- Electronics Technician
- Electrification Adviser
- Electrical Equipment Technician
Tasks for “Generation Technician”
- Collaborate with electrical engineers or other personnel to identify, define, or solve developmental problems.
- Write procedures for the commissioning of electrical installations.
- Participate in the development or testing of electrical aspects of new green technologies, such as lighting, optical data storage devices, or energy efficient televisions.
- Prepare electrical project cost or work-time estimates.
- Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
- Assemble electrical systems or prototypes, using hand tools or measuring instruments.
- Plan method or sequence of operations for developing or testing experimental electronic or electrical equipment.
- Interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
- Write engineering specifications to clarify design details or functional criteria of experimental electronics units.
- Assemble or test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Provide technical assistance in resolving electrical engineering problems encountered before, during, or after construction.
- Set up or operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions.
- Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations.
- Plan, schedule, or monitor work of project support personnel.
- Perform supervisory duties, such as recommending work assignments, approving leaves, or completing performance evaluations.
- Build or test electrical components of electric-drive vehicles or prototype vehicles.
- Create or modify electrical components to be used in renewable energy generation.
- Inspect electrical project work for quality control and assurance.
- Identify solutions to on-site technical design problems involving electrical systems equipment.
- Evaluate engineering proposals, shop drawings, or design comments for sound electrical engineering practice or conformance with established safety or design criteria.
- Assess electrical components for consumer electronics applications, such as fuel cells for consumer electronic devices, power saving devices for computers or televisions, or energy efficient power chargers.
- Prepare, review, or coordinate ongoing modifications to contract specifications or plans.
- Install or maintain electrical control systems or solid state equipment.
- Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
Related Technology & Tools
- Adjustable wrenches
- Direct current DC potentiometers
- Stroboscopes
- Soldering stations
- Desoldering stations
- Brushless direct current DC motors
- Function generators
- Wattmeters
- Wire crimpers
- Logic analyzers
- Harmonic analyzers
- Voltage probes
- Wire cutters
- Spectrum analyzers
- Tachometers
- Current probes
- Radio frequency RF spectrum analyzers
- Multimeters
- Wire wrap guns
- Welding hoods
- Radio frequency RF amplifiers
- Bench lathes
- Power screwdrivers
- Phase shifters
- Digital plotters
- Signal measuring equipment
- Digital voltmeters DVM
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Personal computers
- Dynamometers
- Soldering equipment
- Wire strippers
- Q meters
- Wrist anti-static straps
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Phase shift indicators
- Impedance meters
- Frequency counters
- Welders
- Transformers
- Power meters
- Oscilloscopes
- Ammeters
- Microcomputers
- Lasers
- Dataloggers
- Magnetic pickup tools
- Laser printers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Voltage testers
- Nanosecond universal counters
- Screwdrivers
- Microprocessors
- Welding goggles
- Dual power supplies
- Potentiometers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Alternating current AC generators
- Power drills
- Laptop computers
- Anti-static heel grounders
- Notebook computers
- Signal generators
- Ohmmeters
- Metal-oxide varistors MOV
- Radio frequency RF signal generators
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Assembler
- Proportional integral derivative control PID software
- C
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- C++
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- OrCAD Capture
- Spreadsheet software
- Cadence PSpice
- Mentor Graphics ModelSim
- Microsoft Office
- Verilog
- Emulators
- Computer aided software engineering CASE tools
- Rockwell RSLogix
- Autodesk Revit
- Wonderware InTouch HMI
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Bentley Systems ProjectWise
- Graphics software
- SAP
- Database software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Bentley Microstation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- National Instruments Multisim
- Root cause analysis software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Microsoft Project
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Rockwell RSView
- Microsoft Word