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Electronics and Control Engineer

Working as an Industrial Electronics and Control Engineer you will analyse, validate and evaluate design and systems architecture for electronics and control equipment. You will conduct feasibility studies and make recommendations on modifications, upgrades or new implementations. Note: Entry requirements apply.

Summary of Training

  • Apply industry and community standards to engineering activities
  • Apply material science to solving electrotechnology engineering problems
  • Apply physics to solving electrotechnology engineering problems
  • Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
  • Develop design briefs for electrotechnology projects
  • Establish and follow a competency development plan in an electrotechnology engineering discipline
  • Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures
  • Manage risk in electrotechnology activities
  • Provide engineering solutions for problems in complex multiple path circuits
  • Provide solutions to basic engineering computational problems
  • Write specifications for industrial electronics and control projects
  • Apply methods to maintain currency of industry developments
  • Use engineering applications software on personal computers
  • Provide engineering solutions to problems in complex polyphase power circuits
  • Diagnose and rectify faults in digital controls systems
  • Fault find and repair analogue circuits and components in electronic control systems
  • Manage instrumentation and control projects
  • Plan instrumentation and control projects
  • Develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector
  • Build and sustain an innovative work environment
  • Manage people performance
  • Facilitate continuous improvement
  • Analyse materials for suitability in electrical equipment
  • Use advanced computational processes to provide solutions to energy sector engineering problems
  • Design gas detection systems

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

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Electronics and Control Engineer - UEE60620
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

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