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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 Analysis Specialist
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Tech
- Electrical Tech/Project Manager
- Design Tech
- Senior Engineering Tech
- Prototyper
- Layout Designer
- Generation Technologist
- Generation Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Assistant
- Electrical Engineering Technologist
- Electrical Design Technologist
- Distribution Engineering Technologist
Tasks for “Senior Engineering Tech”
- Assist engineers and scientists in conducting applied research in electrical engineering.
- Diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electrical components, assemblies, or systems.
- Review, develop, and prepare maintenance standards.
- Create or modify electrical components to be used in renewable energy generation.
- Calculate design specifications or cost, material, and resource estimates, and prepare project schedules and budgets.
- Assemble or test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Compile and maintain records documenting engineering schematics, installed equipment, installation or operational problems, resources used, repairs, or corrective action performed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Test sustainable materials for their applicability to electrical engineering systems or system designs.
- Supervise the construction or testing of electrical prototypes, according to general instructions and established standards.
- 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 installation or quality assurance documentation.
- Build or test electrical components of electric-drive vehicles or prototype vehicles.
- Review electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards.
- Evaluate electrical engineering plans to determine whether they comply with applicable environmental standards.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable or nonsustainable designs.
- Participate in training or continuing education activities to stay abreast of engineering or industry advances.
- Set up and operate standard or specialized testing equipment.
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- Laser printers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Function generators
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Soldering equipment
- Oscilloscopes
- Power quality analyzers
- Standing wave ratio SWR meters
- Personal computers
- Signal generators
- Plotters
- Power meters
- Pulse generators
- Microwave frequency counters
- Analog current meters
- Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR
- Network analyzers
- Multimeters
- Reflow ovens
- Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters
- Spectrum analyzers
- Probe stations
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Assembler
- Signal synthesizers
- C
- Bentley Microstation
- Vector Software VectorCast
- Microsoft Office
- PowerWorld software
- C++
- CST Microwave Studio
- Altera MAX
- PUFF
- Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio CCStudio
- MAGIC
- PTC Mathcad
- Microsoft Access
- Rockwell RSLogix
- Cadence OrCAD PSpice
- FlukeView Forms
- Analog Devices VisualDSP++
- Simulation software
- Linux
- Agilent Advanced Design System ADS
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- pMatlab
- Transmission line simulators
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- BSVC
- HP InfoTech CodeVisionAVR
- Ansoft HFSS
- Anadigm Designer2 EDA
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- ANSYS FLUENT
- National Instruments Multisim
- Microchip MPLAB Integrated Development Environment
- The MathWorks Simulink
- Tanner Research L-Edit
- Motorola Digital Signal Processing DSP Assembler
- UNIX
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- OctTools
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
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- Microsoft Project