School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Bahria University Islamabad Campus

MS - Engineering Management
Assignment No- 2

(EMG 635) Industrial Psychology

Muhsin Alam
01-246202-009

Electrical Engineering Technician

Job Description

 Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the
direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical
components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by
engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

Job Titles

 Communications Technologist
 Electrical Engineering Technician
 Electrical Technician
 Electronics Engineering Technician
 Electronics Technician
 Engineering Technician (Engineering Tech)
 Engineering Technologist
 System Technologist

Tasks

 Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper

 Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
 Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze
the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
 Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for
assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and
components.
 Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers or field
representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.

Skills

 Analytical or scientific software  Math Works Simulink; The Math Works

MATLAB ,Transmission line simulators; Wolfram Research Mathematica
  Computer aided design CAD software  Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit,
Bentley Micro Station, D-assault Systems SolidWorks 
 Development environment software  Eclipse IDE ,Microsoft Visual Basic, National

Instruments Lab VIEW 

 Industrial control software  Human machine interface HMI software;
Programmable logic controller PLC software; Rockwell RSView, Supervisory control

and data acquisition SCADA software 

 Presentation software  Microsoft PowerPoint

Work Activities

 Maintain electronic equipment.

 Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or
equipment.
 Review technical documents to plan work.
 Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
 Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.

Skills and Activities that are not relevant to my job

 Math Works Simulink; The Math Works MATLAB

 Rockwell RSView
 Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
 Eclipse IDE 

Work Activities that are related to my work

 Computer aided design CAD software Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit,

Bentley Micro Station, D-assault Systems Solid Works 
 Development environment software Microsoft Visual Basic, National Instruments

LabVIEW 
 Industrial control software Human machine interface HMI software, Programmable

logic controller PLC, Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software 
 Presentation software Microsoft PowerPoint