Description
Install, commission, troubleshoot, and maintain electrical and electronic equipment and control systems at customer sites. Apply electrical and electronic theory under the direction of engineering and service management to diagnose faults, replace and calibrate components, implement updates and adjustments, and verify compliance with specifications and safety codes. Document work, train users, and relay field findings to engineering to support product reliability and design decisions.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Mechanical
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Communications
- • Telecommunications
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Equipment Maintenance
- • Troubleshooting
- • Repairing
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
Related specializations
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
