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- Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.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