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