Career Details :: Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Description
Operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment at worksites, such as oil rigs, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Operates metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, and fixtures.
- Aligns, fits, and assembles component parts, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, and microscope.
- Installs electrical and electronic parts and hardware in housing or assembly, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
- Tests performance of electromechanical assembly, using test instruments such as oscilloscope, electronic voltmeter, and bridge.
- Analyzes and records test results and prepares written documentation.
- Reads blueprints, schematics, diagrams, and technical orders to determine method and sequence of assembly.
- Inspects parts for surface defects.
- Verifies dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Repairs, reworks, and calibrates assemblies to meet operational specifications and tolerances.
Related Careers
- Aircraft Systems Assemblers, Precision
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- Electric Motor and Switch Assemblers and Repairers
- Numerical Control Machine Tool Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Soldering and Brazing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Stationary Engineers
- Welder-Fitters
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Repairing & Maintaining Electrical Equipment
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Degree of Automation
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Automotive Technology Chrysler Program |  [ add ] |
| Electro/Mechanical Engineering Technology | [ add ] |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | [ add ] |
| Robotics | [ add ] |
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