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