Automotive electrician
Code 7412.2
Automotive electricians install, maintain and repair electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles such as air conditioning systems, lamps, radios, heating systems, batteries, electrical wiring and alternators. They use diagnostic testing equipment to inspect vehicles and find faults. To do repair work, they use hand tools and specialised electrical instruments and machines.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- car controls
- electricity
- electronics
- automotive diagnostic equipment
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- electrical wiring plans
- energy storage systems
- vehicle electrical systems
- types of vehicles
Skills and competences
- apply health and safety standards
- repair vehicle's electrical equipment
- use technical documentation
- inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system
- install car electronics
- read standard blueprints
- install automotive electrical equipment
- perform vehicle diagnostic procedures
- carry out improvised vehicle repairs
- troubleshoot
- perform test run
- fasten components
- use automotive diagnostic equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- use specialised tools in electric repairs
Transversal competences
- perform manual work autonomously
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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