The Career Profile Project
Career Profile Project
Electronics Engineering Technician
Job Title and Job Description
Electronics Engineering Technician
Following an engineers? instructions I build new electronic circuits or equipment and test them.
What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?
Any electronics specialties in the medical industry will be in strong demand. This includes equipment for diagnoses of illnesses as well as equipment for people with handicaps.
What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?
High school, 1.5 years of electronics from the US Navy, microprocessor courses from Lowell Institute School, robotics classes from ABB Robotics, repair and programming of process controllers from Modicon, courses in programming with Labview.
What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?
High school, technical training from the military or a technical school.
When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?
Yes, I had a strong interest in electronics and computers.
Skills Profile
| Skills Used | Rating (5=Most Important thru 1=Not Important) | Comments |
| Artistic |  | |
| Athletic / Physical | | |
| Bilingual | | |
| Computer Technology | | |
| Coordination / Using Hands, Tools, and Equipment | | |
| Creative Thinking | | |
| Interpersonal | | |
| Investigative / Fact Finding | | |
| leadership and Supervising | | |
| Logical Thinking | | |
| Math | | |
| Mechanical Understanding | | |
| Sales and Negotiation | | |
| Scientific and Experimental | | |
| Social Service / Helping Skills | | |
| Teaching / Instructing | | |
| Verbal Communication |  | |
| Understanding Nature, Plants, Animals | | |
| Understanding Yourself | | |
| Writing | | |
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Interview By: JDB, Electronics Engineering Technician | ||