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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
- Results Technician
- Relay Tester
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Generation Technician
- Engineering Technician
- Engineering Assistant
- Electrical Technician
- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Test Specialist
- Solar Lab Technician
- Research Electrician
- 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 “Test Specialist”
- Inspect electrical project work for quality control and assurance.
- Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations.
- 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.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers or other personnel to identify, define, or solve developmental problems.
- Plan, schedule, or monitor work of project support personnel.
- Prepare electrical project cost or work-time estimates.
- Build or test electrical components of electric-drive vehicles or prototype vehicles.
- Install or maintain electrical control systems or solid state equipment.
- Plan method or sequence of operations for developing or testing experimental electronic or electrical equipment.
- Interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
- Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
- 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.
- Identify solutions to on-site technical design problems involving electrical systems equipment.
- Prepare, review, or coordinate ongoing modifications to contract specifications or plans.
- Assemble or test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
- Provide technical assistance in resolving electrical engineering problems encountered before, during, or after construction.
- Participate in the development or testing of electrical aspects of new green technologies, such as lighting, optical data storage devices, or energy efficient televisions.
- Write engineering specifications to clarify design details or functional criteria of experimental electronics units.
- Evaluate engineering proposals, shop drawings, or design comments for sound electrical engineering practice or conformance with established safety or design criteria.
- 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.
- Create or modify electrical components to be used in renewable energy generation.
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