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Career Details :: Electronic Drafters

Description

Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board-assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Education

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

Tasks

• Drafts detail and assembly drawings and designs of electromechanical equipment and related data-processing systems.
• Examines electronic schematics and analyzes logic diagrams and design documents to plan layout of printed circuit board components and circuitry.
• Reviews blueprints to determine customer requirements and consults with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, and conductor paths.
• Compares logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculates figures to convert, redesign, and modify element.
• Supervises and coordinates work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, and testing printed circuit boards.
• Locates files relating to specified design projection database library, loads program into computer, and records completed job data.
• Reviews work orders and procedural manuals and confers with vendors and design staff to resolve problems and modify design.
• Keys and programs specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout.
• Examines and verifies master layout for electrical and mechanical accuracy.
• Compiles data, computes quantities, and prepares cost estimates to determine equipment needs and requisitions materials as required.
• Generates computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks and photo-plotting design onto film.
• Selects drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submits guide layout to designated department.
• Copies drawings of printed circuit board fabrication, using print machine or blueprinting procedure.
• Consults with engineers to discuss and interpret design concepts and determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
• Creates master layout of design components and circuitry and printed circuit boards, according to specifications, and utilizing computer-assisted equipment.
• Plots electrical test points on layout sheet, using pencil, and draws schematics to wire test fixture heads to frame.

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• Electrical Engineering Technicians
  
• Electronics Engineering Technicians
  
• Mechanical Drafters
  
• Mechanical Engineers
  
• Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
  

Important Abilities

• Visualization
• Information Ordering
• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Drafting & Specifying Technical Devices, etc.
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Processing Information
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Evaluating Information Against Standards

Important Skills

• Mathematics
  
• Operations Analysis
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Technology Design
  
• Testing
  

Frequent Work Context

• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
• Consequence of Error
• Indoors
• Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls

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