Electronics engineer

Code 2152.1

Electronics engineers research, design, and develop electronic systems such as circuits, semiconductor devices, and equipment that use electricity as a source of power. They work with capacitators, transistors, diodes or resistors to create electronic circuits and applications of use in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instruments, and control.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • environmental threats
  • electricity
  • electronics
  • physics
  • environmental legislation
  • mechanics
  • design drawings
  • engineering principles
  • electricity principles
  • electronic test procedures
  • electrical testing methods
  • types of electronics

Skills and competences

  • approve engineering design
  • develop electronic test procedures
  • create technical plans
  • design electronic systems
  • design electrical systems
  • execute feasibility study
  • identify customer's needs
  • perform scientific research
  • adjust engineering designs
  • write technical reports
  • use technical drawing software

Transversal competences

  • manage budgets
  • mathematics

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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