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Test or modify developmental or operational electrical machinery or electrical control equipment and circuitry in industrial or commercial plants or laboratories. Usually work under direction of engineers or technologists.

Currently Employed: 470

Yearly Projected Openings: 20

Typical Hourly Wage: $27.43 - $42.63

Typical Annual Salary: $57,000 - $88,700

• Set up and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results.
• Assemble electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Provide technical assistance and resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered before, during, and after construction.
• Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
• Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers or other personnel to identify, define, or solve developmental problems.
• Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs, reporting findings and recommendations.
• Install or maintain electrical control systems or solid state equipment.
• Plan method or sequence of operations for developing or testing experimental electronic or electrical equipment.
• Analyze and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.

• Electronic measuring probes
• Frequency analyzers
• Microprocessors
• Signal generators
• Soldering or desoldering or combined stations

• Analytical or scientific software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Development environment software
• Industrial control software
• Spreadsheet software