Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

Example job titles

• communications technologist
• electrical engineering technician
• electrical engineering technologist
• electricity distribution network technologist
• electronics design technologist
• electronics engineering technician
• electronics engineering technologist
• electronics manufacturing technician
• electronics manufacturing technologist
• lighting technologist
• metering technologist
• microwave maintenance technician
• production support technician - electronics manufacturing

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Electrical and electronics engineering technologists
• Design, develop and test power equipment and systems, industrial process control systems, telecommunication, broadcast, recording and audiovisual systems, microelectronic systems and circuits, computers, computer systems and networks, and computer software
• Supervise the building and testing of prototypes according to general instructions and established standards
• Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems other than aircraft electronics or instruments
• Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics under the direction of scientists or engineers
• Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
• Write specifications, schedules and technical reports and control schedules and budgets.
• Electrical and electronics engineering technicians
• Assist in the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic components, equipment, and systems

Employment requirements

• Completion of a two- or three-year college program in electrical or electronics engineering technology, computer engineering technology, telecommunications technology or an equivalent is usually required for electrical or electronics engineering technologists.
• Completion of a one- or two-year college program in electrical or electronics engineering technology is usually required for electrical or electronics engineering technicians.
• Certification in electrical or electronics engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."

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