Printed circuit board designer

Also searched as: Diseñador de placas de circuitos impresos

Code 3118.4

What does a Printed circuit board designer do?

Printed circuit board designers diagram and design the construction of circuit boards. They envision the logical placing of conductive tracks, coppers, and pin pads in the board. They use computer programmes and specialised software for the designs.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • interpret circuit diagrams
  • electricity
  • electronics
  • printed circuit boards
  • design drawings
  • CAD software

Skills and competences

  • Diseñar productos de utilaje
  • design circuit boards
  • create technical plans
  • draft design specifications
  • test printed circuit boards
  • use CAD software
  • use technical drawing software

Transversal competences

  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • mathematics

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences