Description:
Electrical engineering technicians assist electrical engineers and technologists. They help engineers design and develop computers and other electrical and electronic equipment. They evaluate, test, adjust and repair equipment.
Duties:
• Set up, test and repair equipment.
• Use hand tools to put together electrical and electronic systems.
• Inspect designs, analyze test information, and report findings.
• Under engineers' direction.
• Help engineers solve problems.
• Visit construction sites.
Where and When:
• They work in offices, laboratories, and factories.
What or Who They Work With:
• Electrical engineers
• Computers
• Electrical and electronic test equipment
• Hand tools
• Electricity
• Microscopes
Education and Training:
• An associate's degree in electrical or electronic engineering technology.
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Related School Subjects:
• Computers
• Math
• English
• Technology
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THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BRIDGE AND THE REMARKABLE FAMILY THAT BUILT IT by Elizabeth Mann
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