Instructional Area: 609 Electronic Technology

Program: 10-609-1 Electronics Design Technician

Consultant: Marge Wood

Date Prepared: 1998

Date Reviewed: February, 2003

District(s): Milwaukee

I. WORKING TITLES WHICH PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Electrical Designer

II. JOB DUTIES WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Translate engineering ideas through a rough sketch or electrical schematic drawing to layout drawings, either on the drafting table or on the computer, of the actual path of the electronic circuits.

State general constraints on the packaging of the circuit, depending on the degree of sophistication.

Perform all or most of the following tasks, depending upon the kind of circuit being designed:

• design the circuit (if not too complex)
• make a formal schematic
• perform elementary circuit analysis
• build and troubleshoot a prototype
• specify and/or design a circuit board on which components will be mounted
• design the external packaging for the circuit including specifications for case, knobs, labels, chassis, terminals and connections
• prepare enclosure, wiring diagram, and other manufacturing drawings
• work with design engineer and production personnel to set up prototype and manufacturing process.
  

III. WORKING TITLES WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA.

CAD System Operator

IV. REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT GROUPS.