Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Are you holding your smartphone right now as you read this? Could you keep reading if you turned off the Wi-Fi on your phone? Of course not. Could you sit in a café or restaurant without asking the staff for the Wi-Fi password? Wi-Fi is one of the most important technologies we can't live without — we've become unable to go without the internet even for a few minutes. But have you ever thought about who developed such a remarkable technology for us? They're electronics engineers. Electronics engineers are the foundation behind every electronic device or advanced technology in our lives — without them, we wouldn't be able to control any device remotely, and we wouldn't have all the features found in smartphones today, like music players, cameras, Bluetooth, and GPS, which most drivers around the world rely on. Electronics engineers have always been a key element in the world's major industries and sectors — they're the ones who design, build, and develop all the electronic components, parts, and systems found in cars, ships, airplanes, spacecraft, and medical devices. Even the simple electrical appliances in our homes, like TVs, refrigerators, and coffee makers, contain extremely precise electronic components, and only electronics engineers handle their manufacturing.
Meet the Writer: Waleed Abo Omiraa
What You'll Actually Do
The core tasks and responsibilities that fill a typical day.
- Design electronic components, software, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.
- Inspect electronic equipment, instruments, products, or systems to ensure conformance to specifications, safety standards, or applicable codes or regulations.
- Prepare documentation containing information such as confidential descriptions or specifications of proprietary hardware or software, product development or introduction schedules, product costs, or information about product performance weaknesses.
- Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems.
- Develop or perform operational, maintenance, or testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, or systems.
- Prepare, review, or maintain maintenance schedules, design documentation, or operational reports or charts.
- Determine project material or equipment needs.
- Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems.
- Analyze electronics system requirements, capacity, cost, or customer needs to determine project feasibility.
- Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.
- Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform electronics engineering tasks.
- Recommend repair or design modifications of electronics components or systems, based on factors such as environment, service, cost, or system capabilities.
- Provide technical support or instruction to staff or customers regarding electronics equipment standards.