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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”
- Prepare electrical project cost or work-time estimates.
- Plan method or sequence of operations for developing or testing experimental electronic or electrical equipment.
- Identify solutions to on-site technical design problems involving electrical systems equipment.
- Build or test electrical components of electric-drive vehicles or prototype vehicles.
- Prepare, review, or coordinate ongoing modifications to contract specifications or plans.
- Interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
- Install or maintain electrical control systems or solid state equipment.
- Evaluate engineering proposals, shop drawings, or design comments for sound electrical engineering practice or conformance with established safety or design criteria.
- Create or modify electrical components to be used in renewable energy generation.
- Write procedures for the commissioning of electrical installations.
- Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations.
- Assemble electrical systems or prototypes, using hand tools or measuring instruments.
- 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.
- Plan, schedule, or monitor work of project support personnel.
- Participate in the development or testing of electrical aspects of new green technologies, such as lighting, optical data storage devices, or energy efficient televisions.
- Inspect electrical project work for quality control and assurance.
- Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
- Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
- Assemble or test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Perform supervisory duties, such as recommending work assignments, approving leaves, or completing performance evaluations.
- Provide technical assistance in resolving electrical engineering problems encountered before, during, or after construction.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers or other personnel to identify, define, or solve developmental problems.
- Write engineering specifications to clarify design details or functional criteria of experimental electronics units.
- Set up or operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions.
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