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Research, design, develop, and test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use utilizing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.

Sample of reported job titles: Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Test Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Engineering Manager, Integrated Circuit Design Engineer (IC Design Engineer), Application Engineer, Broadcast Engineer

Also see: Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Tasks

• Design electronic components, software, products or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.
• Provide technical support and instruction to staff or customers regarding equipment standards, assisting with specific, difficult in-service engineering.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Analyze system requirements, capacity, cost, and customer needs to determine feasibility of project and develop system plan.
• Confer with engineers, customers, vendors or others to discuss existing and potential engineering projects or products.
• Review and evaluate work of others, inside and outside the organization, to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy and compatibility in the resolution of complex engineering problems.
• Determine material and equipment needs and order supplies.
• Inspect electronic equipment, instruments, products, and systems to ensure conformance to specifications, safety standards, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Evaluate operational systems, prototypes and proposals and recommend repair or design modifications, based on factors such as environment, service, cost, and system capabilities.
• Prepare documentation containing information such as confidential descriptions and specifications of proprietary hardware and software, product development and introduction schedules, product costs, and information about product performance weaknesses.

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