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 existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.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