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Electrical and Electronics Drafters: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
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This source lists 30 tasks, including 17 marked Core and 10 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2022, 11/2020.
30 tasks shown
Core · Task 21951 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
Core · Task 21945 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
Core · Task 21946 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect.
Core · Task 21948 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
Core · Task 21947 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
Core · Task 21950 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
Core · Task 21952 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
Core · Task 21954 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.
Core · Task 21955 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
Core · Task 21958 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design.
Core · Task 21953 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
Core · Task 21949 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.
Core · Task 21963 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element.
Core · Task 21965 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths.
Core · Task 21956 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation.
Core · Task 21957 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments, as necessary.
Core · Task 21959 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Reproduce working drawings on copy machines or trace drawings in ink.
Supplemental · Task 21960 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Generate computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks or photo plotting design onto film.
Supplemental · Task 21964 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Determine the order of work and the method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
Supplemental · Task 21966 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Visit proposed installation sites and draw rough sketches of location.
Supplemental · Task 21961 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout.
Supplemental · Task 21970 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Copy drawings of printed circuit board fabrication using print machine or blueprinting procedure.
Supplemental · Task 21967 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Select drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submit guide layout to designated department.
Supplemental · Task 21968 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Plot electrical test points on layout sheets and draw schematics for wiring test fixture heads to frames.
Supplemental · Task 21969 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Write technical reports and draw charts that display statistics and data.
Supplemental · Task 21962 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Supervise and coordinate work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, or testing printed circuit boards.
Supplemental · Task 21971 · 08/2022 · Incumbent
Train students to use drafting machines and to prepare schematic diagrams, block diagrams, control drawings, logic diagrams, integrated circuit drawings, or interconnection diagrams.
Unspecified · Task 21972 · 11/2020 · Analyst
Prepare and interpret specifications, calculating weights, volumes, or stress factors.
Unspecified · Task 21973 · 11/2020 · Analyst
Supervise or train other technologists, technicians, or drafters.
Unspecified · Task 21974 · 11/2020 · Analyst
Use computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting stations, technical handbooks, tables, calculators, or traditional drafting tools, such as boards, pencils, protractors, or T-squares.
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