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Calibration technician

Code 3113.1.1

Calibration technicians test and calibrate electrical and electronic equipment. They read blueprints and other technical drawings to develop testing procedures for every product.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • electronics
  • instrument performance elements
  • metrology
  • quality standards
  • electronic equipment standards
  • electrical equipment regulations
  • quality assurance procedures

Skills and competences

  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • check system parameters against reference values
  • monitor machine operations
  • develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments
  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • interpret electrical diagrams
  • read standard blueprints
  • measure electrical characteristics
  • operate surveying instruments
  • conduct quality control analysis
  • use testing equipment
  • test electronic units

Transversal competences

  • communicate test results to other departments
  • report defective manufacturing materials
  • use measurement instruments

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Technical knowledge can be verified with tests and references. What never shows up on a CV are the transversal competences, and they explain most failed hires. Before closing, it pays to measure them with a standardised battery.

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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