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- Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.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