Skills Design Technologist, Electrical And Electronics near Vancouver (BC)

Expertise

People working in this occupation usually apply the following skill set.

• Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems
• Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics
• Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
• Design, develop and test power equipment and systems
• Assist in design, development and testing
• Write specifications
• Install, maintain and service equipment
• Assist in inspecting, testing and adjusting electronic components
• Calibrate electronic equipment and instruments
• Assist in building and testing prototypes to specifications
• Collect and compile operational or experimental data

Skills and knowledge

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

• Debugging and Reprogramming Technical Systems
  • Modifying technical systems through upgrading, amending procedures, or correcting faults.
• Installing and Setting-Up Technical Infrastructure
  • Coordinating the installation and integration of interconnected computer-based systems.
• Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment
  • Controlling, monitoring, calibrating and adjusting precision instrumentation.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

• Supervising
  • Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

• Analyzing Information
  • Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
• Examining and Diagnosing
  • Assessing conditions through examination or diagnostic testing to determine appropriate treatments.
• Inspecting and Testing
  • Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.
• Projecting Outcomes
  • Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.
• Researching and Investigating
  • Conducting studies to increase knowledge and understanding and examining facts to find cause or support for ideas.

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

• Processing Information
  • Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

• Writing
  • Writing or composing original material with regard to format, order, clarity, conciseness, style, terminology and creativity.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

• Telecommunications
  • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operations of telecommunication systems.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

• Computer and Information Systems
  • Knowledge of computer programming, hardware and software.
• Electricity (Electrical and Electronics)
  • Knowledge of the design, techniques and tools applied in electronic and electrical applications.
• Engineering and Applied Technologies
  • Knowledge of engineering principles and the techniques used in the planning, development and application of technology for specific goods and services.

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

• Processing and Production
  • Knowledge of production methods, inputs, outputs, work flow and industrial processes including safety, quality control and cost estimation.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

• Mathematics
  • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus and their applications, principles, methods and function.
• Physics
  • Knowledge of the principles and laws governing matter, energy, force, and motion, the way they relate to each other and their applications.