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Job Description
Assist electrical engineers in such activities as process control, electrical power distribution, or instrumentation design. May prepare layouts of electrical transmission or distribution systems, supervise the flow of work, estimate project costs, or participate in research studies.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Electrical Engineering Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Technologist, Development
- Technologist Electronic Design or Technical Director
- Technologist
- Senior Process Control Tech
- Senior Engineering Tech
- Senior Analysis Specialist
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Tech
- Electrical Tech/Project Manager
- Prototyper
- Layout Designer
- Generation Technologist
- Generation Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Assistant
- Electrical Engineering Technologist
- Electrical Design Technologist
- Distribution Engineering Technologist
- Design Tech
Tasks for “Design Tech”
- Assemble or test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Set up and operate standard or specialized testing equipment.
- Participate in training or continuing education activities to stay abreast of engineering or industry advances.
- Compile and maintain records documenting engineering schematics, installed equipment, installation or operational problems, resources used, repairs, or corrective action performed.
- Review electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards.
- Construct and evaluate electrical components for consumer electronics applications such as fuel cells for consumer electronic devices, power saving devices for computers or televisions, and energy efficient power chargers.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable or nonsustainable designs.
- Review installation or quality assurance documentation.
- Build or test electrical components of electric-drive vehicles or prototype vehicles.
- Participate in the development or testing of electrical aspects of new green technologies, such as lighting, optical data storage devices, or energy efficient televisions.
- Review, develop, and prepare maintenance standards.
- Diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electrical components, assemblies, or systems.
- Evaluate electrical engineering plans to determine whether they comply with applicable environmental standards.
- Supervise the construction or testing of electrical prototypes, according to general instructions and established standards.
- Assist engineers and scientists in conducting applied research in electrical engineering.
- Test sustainable materials for their applicability to electrical engineering systems or system designs.
- Calculate design specifications or cost, material, and resource estimates, and prepare project schedules and budgets.
- Install or maintain electrical control systems, industrial automation systems, or electrical equipment, including control circuits, variable speed drives, or programmable logic controllers.
- Design or modify engineering schematics for electrical transmission and distribution systems or for electrical installation in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Create or modify electrical components to be used in renewable energy generation.
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- Laser printers
- Probe stations
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Digital voltmeters DVM
- Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters
- Pulse generators
- Soldering equipment
- Analog current meters
- Function generators
- Standing wave ratio SWR meters
- Network analyzers
- Microwave frequency counters
- Power meters
- Plotters
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR
- Oscilloscopes
- Personal computers
- Signal generators
- Spectrum analyzers
- Power quality analyzers
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- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
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- HP InfoTech CodeVisionAVR
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- C
- PUFF
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio CCStudio
- Vector Software VectorCast
- C++
- CST Microwave Studio
- Microsoft Office
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
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- Rockwell RSLogix
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Ansoft HFSS
- National Instruments Multisim
- Assembler
- Signal synthesizers
- Transmission line simulators
- PTC Mathcad
- Motorola Digital Signal Processing DSP Assembler
- Tanner Research L-Edit
- Linux
- UNIX
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- PowerWorld software
- Altera MAX
- pMatlab
- Bentley Microstation
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Cadence OrCAD PSpice
- Simulation software
- Microsoft Access
- MAGIC
- Analog Devices VisualDSP++
- Microchip MPLAB Integrated Development Environment
- The MathWorks Simulink
- BSVC
- Agilent Advanced Design System ADS
- FlukeView Forms