Career Details :: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Description
Research, design, develop, and test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use utilizing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Education
A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Tasks
- Designs electronic components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, and scientific applications.
- Develops operational, maintenance, and testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, and systems.
- Plans and implements research, methodology, and procedures to apply principles of electronic theory to engineering projects.
- Evaluates operational systems and recommends repair or design modifications based on factors such as environment, service, cost, and system capabilities.
- Conducts studies to gather information regarding current services, equipment capacities, traffic data, and acquisition and installation costs.
- Prepares engineering sketches and specifications for construction, relocation, and installation of transmitting and receiving equipment, facilities, products, and systems.
- Operates computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Confers with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing and potential engineering projects or products.
- Investigates causes of personal injury resulting from contact with high-voltage communications equipment.
- Determines material and equipment needs and orders supplies.
- Reviews or prepares budget and cost estimates for equipment, construction, and installation projects, and controls expenditures.
- Prepares, reviews, and maintains maintenance schedules and operational reports and charts.
- Provides technical assistance to field and laboratory staff regarding equipment standards and problems and applications of transmitting and receiving methods.
- Inspects electronic equipment, instruments, products, and systems to ensure conformance to specifications, safety standards, and applicable codes and regulations.
- Analyzes system requirements, capacity, cost, and customer needs to determine feasibility of project and develop system plan.
- Directs and coordinates activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, and modification of electronic equipment, products, and systems.
- Plans and develops applications and modifications for electronic properties used in components, products, and systems, to improve technical performance.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Drafting & Specifying Technical Devices, etc.
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Thinking Creatively
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Related Majors
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| Computer Science/Computer Engineering | [ add ] |
| Computer Science/Engineering | [ add ] |
| Computer Systems Engineering | [ add ] |
| Computer/Software Engineering | [ add ] |
| Computer/Systems Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electric Power Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electric/Computer Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical Engineering/Computer Science | [ add ] |
| Electrical Science/Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical/Communications Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical/Computer Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electromechanical Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electronic Engineering | [ add ] |
| Electronic Materials | [ add ] |
| Electronics Engineering | [ add ] |
| Embedded Software Engineering | [ add ] |
| Mechatronic Engineering | [ add ] |
| Physics/Electrical Engineering | [ add ] |
| Pre-Engineering Computer | [ add ] |
| Pre-optometric Science | [ add ] |
| Pre-veterinary Studies | [ add ] |
| Scientific Computing/Engineering Systems | [ add ] |
| Software Engineering | [ add ] |
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