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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. | Confer with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products. | |||
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Design, implement, maintain, and improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes. | ||||
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Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements. | ||||
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Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, and installation standards and specifications. | ||||
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Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards. | ||||
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Plan and implement research methodology and procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects. | ||||
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Prepare specifications for purchase of materials and equipment. | ||||
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Supervise and train project team members as necessary. | ||||
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Investigate and test vendors' and competitors' products. | ||||
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Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time and within budget. | ||||
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Prepare and study technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, and topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements. | ||||
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Investigate customer or public complaints, determine nature and extent of problem, and recommend remedial measures. | ||||
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Plan layout of electric power generating plants and distribution lines and stations. | ||||
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Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment and major repairs. | ||||
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Develop budgets, estimating labor, material, and construction costs. | ||||
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Compile data and write reports regarding existing and potential engineering studies and projects. | ||||
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Collect data relating to commercial and residential development, population, and power system interconnection to determine operating efficiency of electrical systems. | ||||
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Conduct field surveys and study maps, graphs, diagrams, and other data to identify and correct power system problems. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Electrical and Electronic Engineers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
APLAC Solutions Corporation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ATD protocol | WAN switching software and firmware | |||
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Ada | Development environment software | |||
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Advanced boolean expression language ABEL | Development environment software | |||
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Agilent Advanced Design System ADS software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Altera hardware description language AHDL | Development environment software | |||
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Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Automated material handling software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Availability prediction modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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C | Development environment software | |||
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C++ | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Cadence Allegro Design Entry software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Cadence Encounter Test | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Chip design software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Circuit simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Debugging software | Program testing software | |||
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Defect tracking software | Program testing software | |||
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Digital timing diagram editing software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Dynamic object-oriented requirements system DOORS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Eclipse IDE software | Development environment software | |||
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Electromagnetic analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Electronic design automation EDA software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Electronic engineering calculator | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Embedded systems testing software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Failure mode effects and criticality analysis FMECA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Failure reporting analysis and corrective action FRACAS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Fault modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Fault tree analysis FTA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Field programmable gate array FPGA design software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Finite difference time domain FDTD software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Floor planning software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Functional verification software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Hardware description language HDL | Development environment software | |||
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Hewlett-Packard HP Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Isograph Markov | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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JHDL | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Life cycle cost software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Logic synthesis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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MAGIC layout editor | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Matrix calculation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Mean time between failures MBTF software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Mean time to failure MTTF software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Mento Graphics software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Mentor Graphics ModelSim | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Microwave circuit simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software | |||
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Optimization software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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OrCAD Capture | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Physical design software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Power analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Powersim PSIM | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Practical extraction and reporting language Perl | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Printed circuit board design software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Programmed logic controller PLC code generation software | Development environment software | |||
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Python | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Rapid prototyping software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6 | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Reliability analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Requirements management software | Requirements analysis and system architecture software | |||
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Schematic design entry software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Signal integrity simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Synopsis Design Compiler | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Synopsys PrimeTime | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Tektronix EZ-TEST | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Test automation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks Simulink | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Time and motion analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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UNIX | Operating system software | |||
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VHSIC hardware description language VHDL | Development environment software | |||
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Verilog | Development environment software | |||
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ViewLogic software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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X.25 Protocol | WAN switching software and firmware | |||
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Accelerometers | Accelerometers | |||
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Annealing furnaces | Laboratory safety furnaces | |||
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Atomic force microscopes | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Auger electron spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Computer servers | Computer servers | |||
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Cylindrical corona testers | Corona treaters | |||
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Diffractometers | Diffractometers | |||
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Diffusion furnaces | Laboratory safety furnaces | |||
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Digital oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Digital video cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Digital voltmeters DVM | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Doping tubes | Tube furnaces | |||
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Electrical flow meters | Flow sensors | |||
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Electrochemical CV dopant profilers | Spectrometers | |||
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Electron beam evaporators | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Ellipsometers | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Filament evaporators | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Fog chambers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Frequency counters | Frequency counters or timer or dividers | |||
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Frequency drives | Frequency calibrator or simulator | |||
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Glove box systems | Isolation glove boxes | |||
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Imaging spectrographs | Spectrographs | |||
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Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters | Electrical inductance sensors | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Laser ranging systems | Laser measuring systems | |||
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Linearization testbeds | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Low pressure chemical vapor deposition LPCVD systems | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Metal evaporation systems | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Microbalances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Microwave automatic load-pull tuners | Microwave core equipment | |||
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Microwave power meters | Power meters | |||
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Mixed signal oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Network analyzers | Network analyzers | |||
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Noise figure meters | Electrical frequency meters | |||
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Oxidation furnaces | Laboratory safety furnaces | |||
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Oxidation tubes | Tube furnaces | |||
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Parameter analyzers | Electronic measuring probes | |||
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Pattern generator systems | Transistor transistor logic TTL | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Photolithography equipment | Computed tomography CT or CAT radiotherapy simulators | |||
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Photoluminescence spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Plasma ashers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Plasma reactors | Reactors | |||
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Plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Profilometers | Surface testers | |||
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Programmable function generators | Signal generators | |||
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Pulse generators | Level generators | |||
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Pulsed current-voltage IV analyzer | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Pyrometers | Pyrometers | |||
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Rapid thermal annealers RTA | Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers | |||
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Reactive ion etch systems | Ion implantation equipment | |||
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Sampling oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Scanning electron microscopes SEM | Scanning electron microscopes | |||
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Scanning tunneling microscopes STM | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS | Spectrometers | |||
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Signal analyzers | Frequency calibrator or simulator | |||
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Signal generators | Signal generators | |||
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Spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Spectrum analyzers | Frequency analyzers | |||
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Spin-coaters | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Spinners | Magnetic spin bars or stir bars or stirring beads | |||
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Sweep oscillators | Oscillographs | |||
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Synthesized continuous wave CW generators | Signal generators | |||
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Thermocouples | Thermocouples | |||
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Tube etchers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Tube furnaces | Tube furnaces | |||
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Universal microwave transistor test fixtures | Transistor circuit testers | |||
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Vacuum chambers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Vacuum system/thermal evaporators | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Vector signal generators | Signal generators | |||
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Vertical furnaces | Tube furnaces | |||
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Wafer steppers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Wet chemical clean benches | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Wire bonders | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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X ray guns | X ray generators | |||
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X ray photoemission spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Automation Engineer | |||
Broadcast Engineer | |||
Cable Engineer | |||
Circuits Engineer | |||
Controls Engineer | |||
Distribution Engineer | |||
Distribution Field Engineer | |||
District Plant Engineer | |||
Division Engineer | |||
Division Plant Engineer | |||
Electrical Controls Engineer | |||
Electrical Design Engineer | |||
Electrical Designer | |||
Electrical Electronics Engineer | |||
Electrical Engineer | |||
Electrical Integrator | |||
Electrical Products Engineer | |||
Electrical Project Engineer | |||
Electrical Prospecting Engineer | |||
Electrical Research Engineer | |||
Electrical Systems Design Engineer | |||
Electrical Systems Engineer | |||
Electrical Technical Specialist | |||
Electrical Test Engineer | |||
Electrical and Instrument Maintenance Supervisor (E and I Maintenance Supervisor) | |||
Electrolysis Engineer | |||
Electrolysis Investigator | |||
Electrolysis and Corrosion Control Engineer | |||
Engineer of System Development | |||
Facilities Engineer | |||
Failure Analysis Technician | |||
Geothermal Electrical Engineer | |||
Hardware Design Engineer | |||
Hardware Engineer | |||
Hydroelectric Plant Electrical Engineer | |||
Illuminating Engineer | |||
Induction Coordination Engineer | |||
Induction Coordination Power Engineer | |||
Laser Engineer | |||
Lighting Engineer | |||
Line Construction Engineer | |||
Maintenance Engineer | |||
Manufacturing Controls Engineer | |||
Manufacturing Engineer | |||
Meter Engineer | |||
Microwave Supervisor | |||
Outside Plant Engineer | |||
Photovoltaic Power Systems Engineer (PV Power Systems Engineer) | |||
Photovoltaic Solar Cell Designer (PV Solar Cell Designer) | |||
Plant Engineer | |||
Power Distribution Engineer | |||
Power Generation Engineer | |||
Power System Electrical Engineer | |||
Power Transmission Engineer | |||
Project Engineer | |||
Protection Engineer | |||
Radio Frequency Engineer (RF Engineer) | |||
Relay Engineer | |||
Research and Development Electrical Engineer | |||
Results Engineer | |||
Rural Electrification Engineer | |||
Service Engineer | |||
Smart Grid Engineer | |||
Software Engineer | |||
Solar Designer | |||
Solar Energy Engineer | |||
Solar Energy Systems Designer | |||
Solar Engineer | |||
Substations Electrical Engineer | |||
Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) | |||
Telecommunication Engineer | |||
Telephone Engineer | |||
Test Engineer | |||
Testing Engineer | |||
Traffic Engineer | |||
Traffic Routing Engineer | |||
Transmission Engineer | |||
Utility Engineer | |||
Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer | |||
Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer | |||
Wire Communications Engineer | |||
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