Electronics Engineering Technologists
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Assist electronics engineers in systems and instrumentation design.
- Analyze and implement engineering designs for electronic devices.
Responsibilities
- Assemble or analyze electronics technologies for electric-drive vehicles.
- Test solar photovoltaic products and educate operators on proper equipment use.
- Replace defective components using hand tools.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Job Description: Assist electronics engineers in such activities as electronics systems and instrumentation design or digital signal processing.
- Assemble or analyze electronics technologies to be used in electric-drive vehicles.
- Test solar photovoltaic products, such as inverters or energy management systems.
- Educate equipment operators on the proper use of equipment.
- Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
- Integrate software or hardware components, using computer, microprocessor, or control architecture.
- Analyze or implement engineering designs for electronic devices or systems or microprocessor-based control applications.
These are the skills Electronics Engineering Technologists say are the most useful in their careers:
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
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There were about 76,800 jobs for Electronics Engineering Technologist in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 5.2% which is below the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 4,000 new jobs for Electronics Engineering Technologist by 2026. The BLS estimates 7,100 yearly job openings in this field.
The states with the most job growth for Electronics Engineering Technologist are Utah, Nevada, and Connecticut. Watch out if you plan on working in Vermont, West Virginia, or South Dakota. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
The average yearly salary of an Electronics Engineering Technologist ranges between $36,120 and $98,720.
Electronics Engineering Technologists who work in District of Columbia, Maryland, or Maine, make the highest salaries.
Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Electronics Engineering Technologists may use on a daily basis:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- SAP
- Microsoft Windows
- Spreadsheet software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- UNIX
- Computer aided design CAD software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Oracle Hyperion
- Eclipse IDE
- IBM WebSphere
- Data acquisition software
- Rockwell RSLogix
- Cadence PSpice
- Circuit simulation software
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